# Eryafatepur Village, Contai - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Eryafatepur

Eryafatepur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **912 people in 155 households**, the 63rd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 912people (2011)
- 155households
- 85.6%literacy
- 1,045females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Eryafatepur

Of every 100 households in Eryafatepur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Eryafatepur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**5%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

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

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**91%

Use banking services ****100%**

**43%

Television ****38%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**25%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Eryafatepur?

■ Eryafatepur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103**

**956

Working population ****35.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.5% for men and 78.9% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (18%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 222 (69%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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 Contai - I

- Gimagere956 people
- Sasania955 people
- Chanddia Dundibar954 people
- Pailachhanpur923 people
- Irda903 people
- Damudarpur901 people
- Palta Beria901 people
- Deshdatta Bar885 people

[All 225 villages in Contai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Eryafatepur?912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Eryafatepur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Eryafatepur?85.6% (Census 2011)