# Pitanau Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pitanau

Pitanau is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **613 people in 122 households**, the 50th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 613people (2011)
- 122households
- 69.6%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pitanau

Of every 100 households in Pitanau in 2011, 52 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pitanau · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**37%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pitanau?

■ Pitanau · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1481**

**953

Working population ****57.4%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 54.1% for women. 68% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (3%) · **■** Marginal 304 (86%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Kaima643 people
- Mahulbani635 people
- Saria629 people
- Hatimara613 people
- Bara Sol611 people
- Pandachhencha608 people
- Bet Kalan606 people
- Gopal Pur606 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pitanau?613 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pitanau in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pitanau?69.6% (Census 2011)