# Pateshwarpur Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Pateshwarpur

Pateshwarpur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 52 households**, the 189th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 228people (2011)
- 52households
- 94.2%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pateshwarpur

Of every 100 households in Pateshwarpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pateshwarpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**51%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**15%

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

**2%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pateshwarpur?

■ Pateshwarpur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.2%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**956

Working population ****45.6%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 92.2% for women. 60% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 103 (99%)

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

- Uttar Bahulia232 people
- Kulaipadima230 people
- Rasulpur230 people
- Gahira Bar229 people
- Hatiberya224 people
- Shikarpur214 people
- Dakshin Darua209 people
- Sharad Pur205 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 Pateshwarpur?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pateshwarpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pateshwarpur?94.2% (Census 2011)