# Purushottampur Village, Panskura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Purushottampur

Purushottampur is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,371 people in 558 households**, the 25th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 2,371people (2011)
- 558households
- 88.6%literacy
- 966females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purushottampur

Of every 100 households in Purushottampur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purushottampur · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**22%

Tap water ****11%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**93%

Use banking services ****77%**

**36%

Television ****44%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**15%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Purushottampur?

■ Purushottampur · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.6%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**949

Working population ****36.3%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 82.4% for women. 59% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 87 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (5%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 460 (53%) · **■** Marginal 252 (29%)

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 Panskura

- Mahatpur2,491 people
- Udaypur2,442 people
- Mahishdol2,439 people
- Kalagechhe2,385 people
- Purbba Pitpur2,355 people
- Amdan2,324 people
- Maguri Jagannath Chak2,288 people
- Simulhanda2,282 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purushottampur?2,371 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purushottampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purushottampur?88.6% (Census 2011)