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

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Sarpai

Paschim Sarpai is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **839 people in 156 households**, the 67th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 839people (2011)
- 156households
- 89.8%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Sarpai

Of every 100 households in Paschim Sarpai in 2011, 41 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschim Sarpai · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Sarpai?

■ Paschim Sarpai · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****755**

**948

Working population ****36.1%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.7% for men and 83.0% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 28 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (17%) · **■** Other work 188 (62%) · **■** Marginal 36 (12%)

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

- Dakshin Nischintapur860 people
- Jantai860 people
- Raniora848 people
- Kushumpur843 people
- Ghatbarkhangurguri834 people
- Durmut Ist Part831 people
- Sapai821 people
- Gopalpur 4Th Part813 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 Sarpai?839 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Sarpai in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Sarpai?89.8% (Census 2011)