# Paschim Kamarda Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Kamarda

Paschim Kamarda is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,113 people in 277 households**, the 41st largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,113people (2011)
- 277households
- 93.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Kamarda

Of every 100 households in Paschim Kamarda in 2011, 48 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Kamarda · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****34%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Paschim Kamarda?

■ Paschim Kamarda · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741**

**948

Working population ****62.8%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 89.6% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 180 (26%) · **■** Marginal 454 (65%)

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 - III

- Dakshinpithulia1,144 people
- Hatira1,133 people
- Karalda Nahera Bar1,130 people
- Lauda1,124 people
- Jethai Bari1,110 people
- Dhaurya Bar1,086 people
- Pachim Purulia1,058 people
- Malbari1,050 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Kamarda?1,113 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Kamarda in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Kamarda?93.7% (Census 2011)