# Porapara Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Porapara

Porapara is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,233 people in 294 households**, the 34th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,233people (2011)
- 294households
- 82.0%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Porapara

Of every 100 households in Porapara in 2011, 88 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Porapara · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**58%

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

**34%

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

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****32%**

**46%

Television ****52%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Porapara?

■ Porapara · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639**

**971

Working population ****42.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.9% for men and 71.1% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (58%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (7%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Pathri1,378 people
- Khalkona1,354 people
- Shankarachak1,322 people
- Bargai1,291 people
- Rajpura1,146 people
- Dewanmara Ayma1,145 people
- Basantapur1,142 people
- Balarampur1,133 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Porapara?1,233 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Porapara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Porapara?82.0% (Census 2011)