# Purushottampur Village, Contai - I – Population & Literacy (2)

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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 **66 people in 18 households**, the 214th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.3%.

- 66people (2011)
- 18households
- 79.2%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purushottampur

Of every 100 households in Purushottampur in 2011, 61 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purushottampur · ■ Contai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**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 ****6%**

**43%

Television ****0%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****94%**

**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+) ****79.2%**

**89.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1600**

**956

Working population ****28.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 73.1% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 19 (100%)

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

- Purushottampur111 people
- Nandaberya91 people
- Matalpur81 people
- Kashi Bhuianbar72 people
- Sujanbhunia Bar41 people
- Serpurjalpai37 people
- Damudarpur Jalpai21 people
- Maharampur17 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?66 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purushottampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purushottampur?79.2% (Census 2011)