# Pulsit Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Pulsit

Pulsit is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,428 people in 748 households**, the 21st largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 3,428people (2011)
- 748households
- 86.3%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pulsit

Of every 100 households in Pulsit in 2011, 77 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pulsit · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**90%

Use banking services ****42%**

**44%

Television ****48%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**17%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Pulsit?

■ Pulsit · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895**

**942

Working population ****32.7%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 79.1% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 359 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 33 (3%) · **■** Other work 341 (30%) · **■** Marginal 354 (32%)

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 Kolaghat

- Faridpur3,619 people
- Kodalia3,504 people
- Marberya3,496 people
- Jadupur3,461 people
- Nandai Gajan3,413 people
- Madhabpur3,325 people
- Bangalpur3,292 people
- Chhatinda3,250 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pulsit?3,428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pulsit in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pulsit?86.3% (Census 2011)