# Paschimbatya Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschimbatya

Paschimbatya is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 306 households**, the 23rd largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,537people (2011)
- 306households
- 92.9%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschimbatya

Of every 100 households in Paschimbatya in 2011, 52 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschimbatya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****2%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**92%

Use banking services ****79%**

**42%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Paschimbatya?

■ Paschimbatya · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.9%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**948

Working population ****38.0%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.1% for men and 88.2% for women. 61% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 146 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (29%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 169 (29%) · **■** Marginal 92 (16%)

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

- Benyajhi1,736 people
- Sijua1,706 people
- Adampur1,626 people
- Bidhubahiri1,577 people
- Sarpal1,455 people
- Bahitkunda1,437 people
- Parihara1,378 people
- Sillibari1,376 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 Paschimbatya?1,537 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschimbatya in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschimbatya?92.9% (Census 2011)