# Pirchak, Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur – Population

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pirchak

Pirchak is a village in [Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,632 people in 377 households**, the 25th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 1,632people (2011)
- 377households
- 83.1%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirchak

Of every 100 households in Pirchak in 2011, 89 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pirchak · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**66%

Tap water ****8%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**93%

Use banking services ****64%**

**32%

Television ****25%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Pirchak?

■ Pirchak · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**950

Working population ****47.5%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 79.4% for women. 62% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 237 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (30%) · **■** Household industry 25 (3%) · **■** Other work 242 (31%) · **■** Marginal 42 (5%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Nekarbag1,820 people
- Jhalur1,767 people
- Berabere1,735 people
- Mahabala1,706 people
- Kashkuli1,581 people
- Birbhanpur1,568 people
- Jadabpur1,468 people
- Dingal1,465 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Other places named Pirchak

- Pirchak · Village, Salbani, Paschim Medinipur · 30 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirchak?1,632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirchak in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirchak?83.1% (Census 2011)