# Pustaria Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pustaria

Pustaria is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **234 people in 48 households**, the 328th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 234people (2011)
- 48households
- 84.1%literacy
- 1,089females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pustaria

Of every 100 households in Pustaria in 2011, 90 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pustaria · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**61%

Television ****58%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**17%

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 Pustaria?

■ Pustaria · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**942

Working population ****37.6%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.9% for men and 77.8% for women. 66% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 8 (9%) · **■** Other work 28 (32%) · **■** Marginal 52 (59%)

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 Narayangarh

- Harinagerya243 people
- Paharajpur243 people
- Sunka243 people
- Chandanpur238 people
- Anchrar233 people
- Baragerya230 people
- Mahammad Jama229 people
- Lal Nagar227 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pustaria?234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pustaria in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pustaria?84.1% (Census 2011)