# Prasadpur Village, Chandrakona - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Prasadpur

Prasadpur is a village in Chandrakona - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,426 people in 301 households**, the 25th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%.

- 1,426people (2011)
- 301households
- 65.6%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prasadpur

Of every 100 households in Prasadpur in 2011, 42 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Prasadpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**63%

Tap water ****1%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**88%

Use banking services ****53%**

**54%

Television ****21%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Prasadpur?

■ Prasadpur · ■ Chandrakona - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**77.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887**

**974

Working population ****31.3%**

**38.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.0% for men and 59.9% for women. 55% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 198 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 200 (45%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (7%) · **■** Marginal 17 (4%)

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

- Srirampur Atghara1,577 people
- Metela1,570 people
- Baraakna1,534 people
- Bagpota1,518 people
- Kadamtala1,344 people
- Kalakari1,298 people
- Khursi1,261 people
- Chasibar1,250 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 Prasadpur?1,426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prasadpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prasadpur?65.6% (Census 2011)