# Purbapratappur Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Purbapratappur

Purbapratappur is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **224 people in 67 households**, the 176th largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 224people (2011)
- 67households
- 92.9%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbapratappur

Of every 100 households in Purbapratappur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbapratappur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**83%

Use banking services ****85%**

**46%

Television ****48%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purbapratappur?

■ Purbapratappur · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**74.2%

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

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**971

Working population ****33.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.4% for men and 88.9% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 43 (57%) · **■** Other work 29 (39%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%)

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

- Patharbar243 people
- Gangadhar Pur237 people
- Dewanmarabentchati234 people
- Salbani233 people
- Chitrapur222 people
- Uttarbali220 people
- Alichak219 people
- Kholapatna215 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 Purbapratappur?224 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbapratappur in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbapratappur?92.9% (Census 2011)