# Purusottampur Village, Dantan - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Purusottampur

Purusottampur is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 51 households**, the 101st largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.

- 265people (2011)
- 51households
- 85.4%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purusottampur

Of every 100 households in Purusottampur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Purusottampur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**17%

Tap water ****11%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**31%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****70%**

**60%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**14%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Purusottampur?

■ Purusottampur · ■ Dantan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**82.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1438**

**953

Working population ****27.5%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 80.0% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 40 (55%) · **■** Marginal 29 (40%)

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 Dantan - II

- Gopalpur343 people
- Patpur Chak303 people
- Bandhu Chak286 people
- Biharichak276 people
- Krishnabati263 people
- Amanipur259 people
- Aparttia257 people
- Narasinghapur251 people

[All 128 villages in Dantan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purusottampur?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purusottampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purusottampur?85.4% (Census 2011)