# Purshasha Village, Garbeta - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Purshasha

Purshasha is a village in Garbeta - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 215 households**, the 74th largest of 306 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 970people (2011)
- 215households
- 82.2%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purshasha

Of every 100 households in Purshasha in 2011, 63 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purshasha · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**51%

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

**30%

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

**69%

Tap water ****22%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****100%**

**62%

Television ****18%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**11%

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

**1%

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

**15%

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 Purshasha?

■ Purshasha · ■ Garbeta - I rural average

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

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**951

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 73.9% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (16%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 47 (12%)

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 Garbeta - I

- Mansinga1,018 people
- Baramura980 people
- Jemuasol980 people
- Kuilibad970 people
- Bandhgora962 people
- Phulberia958 people
- Bhagabantapur955 people
- Khunberia955 people

[All 369 villages in Garbeta - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purshasha?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purshasha in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purshasha?82.2% (Census 2011)