# Purushottampur Village, Debra, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Debra, Paschim Medinipur 

# Purushottampur

Purushottampur is a village in Debra sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **175 people in 43 households**, the 395th largest of 460 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.8%.

- 175people (2011)
- 43households
- 68.8%literacy
- 944females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purushottampur

Of every 100 households in Purushottampur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purushottampur · ■ Debra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**48%

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

**63%

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

**34%

Tap water ****100%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**20%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**50%

Television ****12%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Purushottampur?

■ Purushottampur · ■ Debra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**988

Working population ****52.6%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 57.1% for women. 70% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 16 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (30%) · **■** Other work 11 (12%) · **■** Marginal 37 (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 Debra

- Chak Sarsa180 people
- Krishnapur180 people
- Serpur178 people
- Bhomaria176 people
- Matkatpur174 people
- Khari Gerya171 people
- Gotgerya168 people
- Chak Bahadur166 people

[All 477 villages in Debra](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/debra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purushottampur?175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purushottampur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Debra sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purushottampur?68.8% (Census 2011)