# Prithiba Village, Habra - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Habra - I, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Prithiba

Prithiba is a village in Habra - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,887 people in 947 households**, the 14th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.1%.

- 3,887people (2011)
- 947households
- 81.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prithiba

Of every 100 households in Prithiba in 2011, 53 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Prithiba · ■ Habra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**84%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**13%

Tap water ****40%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**88%

Use banking services ****60%**

**42%

Television ****40%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Prithiba?

■ Prithiba · ■ Habra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**82.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**943

Working population ****33.2%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 78.1% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 348 (27%) · **■** Household industry 39 (3%) · **■** Other work 679 (53%) · **■** Marginal 85 (7%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Habra - I

- Krishna Nagar5,187 people
- Marakpur5,053 people
- Lakshmipul4,238 people
- Gohalbati4,187 people
- Bamhati3,653 people
- Nangla3,605 people
- Rudrapur3,572 people
- Baluigachhi3,534 people

[All 55 villages in Habra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/habra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prithiba?3,887 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prithiba in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Habra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prithiba?81.6% (Census 2011)