# Purushottampur Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Purushottampur

Purushottampur is a village in Contai - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 22 households**, the 210th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 111people (2011)
- 22households
- 89.6%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purushottampur

Of every 100 households in Purushottampur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purushottampur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**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 ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****24%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purushottampur?

■ Purushottampur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.6%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**956

Working population ****29.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.3% for men and 81.0% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 3 (9%) · **■** Marginal 30 (91%)

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

- Dakshin Khasda133 people
- Chandia Haibatbar114 people
- Paschim Teghari114 people
- Takia Haripurkhal113 people
- Nandaberya91 people
- Matalpur81 people
- Kashi Bhuianbar72 people
- Purushottampur66 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 Purushottampur?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purushottampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purushottampur?89.6% (Census 2011)