# Prithimpur Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Prithimpur

Prithimpur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 78 households**, the 158th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 292people (2011)
- 78households
- 66.2%literacy
- 1,042females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prithimpur

Of every 100 households in Prithimpur in 2011, 50 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Prithimpur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****50%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**9%

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

**83%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****15%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****46%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Prithimpur?

■ Prithimpur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**971

Working population ****45.2%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 61.6% for women. 55% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (61%) · **■** Other work 45 (34%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Saraswatipur318 people
- Banspatri301 people
- Kalsigora298 people
- Kenduyapal296 people
- Sundraband288 people
- Ambasol282 people
- Deisa277 people
- Bagbandi273 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 Prithimpur?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prithimpur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prithimpur?66.2% (Census 2011)