# Poshtanka Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Poshtanka

Poshtanka is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **791 people in 194 households**, the 115th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 791people (2011)
- 194households
- 82.3%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poshtanka

Of every 100 households in Poshtanka in 2011, 64 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Poshtanka · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**25%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****18%**

**59%

Television ****25%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**13%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Poshtanka?

■ Poshtanka · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.3%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**972

Working population ****42.6%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 72.8% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 65 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (24%) · **■** Marginal 36 (11%)

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 Daspur - I

- Jatadharpur816 people
- Nandanpur810 people
- Nunyagoda808 people
- Nabin Maheshpur807 people
- Paikanbalia788 people
- Jot Gauranga781 people
- Anantapur772 people
- Pukurdana770 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poshtanka?791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poshtanka in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Poshtanka?82.3% (Census 2011)