# Piyaj Berya Village, Nanda Kumar – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur 

# Piyaj Berya

Piyaj Berya is a village in Nanda Kumar sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 211 households**, the 81st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 988people (2011)
- 211households
- 89.2%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Piyaj Berya

Of every 100 households in Piyaj Berya in 2011, 32 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Piyaj Berya · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**17%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**89%

Use banking services ****48%**

**39%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****96%**

**95%

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 Piyaj Berya?

■ Piyaj Berya · ■ Nanda Kumar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**85.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**940

Working population ****28.9%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 82.4% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (56%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 59 (21%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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 Nanda Kumar

- Radhanagar Chak1,090 people
- Taragere1,062 people
- Paramanandapur1,037 people
- Bengimuda1,014 people
- Nachhipur985 people
- Jashnan977 people
- Chak Durgabasan954 people
- Dakshin Sautan Chak926 people

[All 101 villages in Nanda Kumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nanda-kumar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Piyaj Berya?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Piyaj Berya in?Purba Medinipur district (Nanda Kumar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Piyaj Berya?89.2% (Census 2011)