# Uttar Pithulia Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Uttar Pithulia

Uttar Pithulia is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **788 people in 166 households**, the 74th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 788people (2011)
- 166households
- 86.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uttar Pithulia

Of every 100 households in Uttar Pithulia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uttar Pithulia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**40%

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

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**4%

Tap water ****13%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**42%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**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 Uttar Pithulia?

■ Uttar Pithulia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**89.9%

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

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**948

Working population ****59.3%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 79.7% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (6%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 164 (35%) · **■** Marginal 245 (52%)

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

- Sapai821 people
- Gopalpur 4Th Part813 people
- Nilpura795 people
- Kakhuria789 people
- Bara Rasulpur786 people
- Purba Fatepur780 people
- Barkasmili779 people
- Ratnamala775 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 Uttar Pithulia?788 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uttar Pithulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uttar Pithulia?86.7% (Census 2011)