# Paschim Purushottampur Village, Deshopran – Population

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Village · Deshopran, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschim Purushottampur

Paschim Purushottampur is a village in Deshopran sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,682 people in 344 households**, the 30th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.6%.

- 1,682people (2011)
- 344households
- 82.8%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschim Purushottampur

Of every 100 households in Paschim Purushottampur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Paschim Purushottampur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**9%

Tap water ****2%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****5%**

**35%

Television ****12%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Purushottampur?

■ Paschim Purushottampur · ■ Deshopran rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**88.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**949

Working population ****35.3%**

**37.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 77.2% for women. 61% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 41 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (24%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (35%) · **■** Marginal 198 (33%)

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 Deshopran

- Durgapur1,757 people
- Gobindaberabar1,754 people
- Purba Gopinathpur1,732 people
- Gopalchak1,690 people
- Raghurampur1,664 people
- Chaudhuri Bar1,659 people
- Daha Shonamui1,621 people
- Kasafalia1,609 people

[All 168 villages in Deshopran](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/deshopran/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paschim Purushottampur?1,682 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschim Purushottampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Deshopran sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschim Purushottampur?82.8% (Census 2011)