# Pirijpur Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pirijpur

Pirijpur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 125 households**, the 76th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 559people (2011)
- 125households
- 82.2%literacy
- 1,048females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirijpur

Of every 100 households in Pirijpur in 2011, 44 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirijpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**63%

Tap water ****98%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****4%**

**54%

Television ****20%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**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 Pirijpur?

■ Pirijpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1760**

**974

Working population ****47.0%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 79.3% for women. 70% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 47 (18%)

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 - II

- Jayantipur613 people
- Radhanagar612 people
- Radhanagar596 people
- Raska577 people
- Belgere537 people
- Barasat530 people
- Raghunathpur526 people
- Arajipirchak483 people

[All 131 villages in Chandrakona - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirijpur?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirijpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirijpur?82.2% (Census 2011)