# Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) – Villages List

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Sub-district · Purba Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Potashpur - I

Potashpur - I is a sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **173,377 people**, 1 town and 139 villages (136 inhabited). The largest village is Palpara (7,007 people).

- 173,377people (2011)
- 139villages
- 1town
- 86.0%literacy

## Population of Potashpur - I compared with Purba Medinipur

■ Potashpur - I · ■ Purba Medinipur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**87.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**946

Working population ****42.2%**

**37.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Potashpur - I

Of every 100 households in Potashpur - I in 2011, 38 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Potashpur - I · ■ Purba Medinipur district

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**12%

Tap water ****4%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**10%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**88%

Use banking services ****46%**

**41%

Television ****12%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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).

## Towns in Potashpur - I

- Amarshi Kasba6,400 people

## Largest villages in Potashpur - I

- Palpara · 7,007 people
- Gokulpur · 5,967 people
- Selmabad · 5,266 people
- Taladiha · 4,599 people
- Gopalpur · 4,405 people
- Amarpur · 4,388 people
- Belda · 3,702 people
- Naipur · 3,200 people
- Sahapur · 3,093 people
- Chistipur · 3,019 people
- Golara Nij · 3,001 people
- Barahat · 2,781 people
- Kanakpur · 2,686 people
- Dhankar · 2,667 people
- Barui Pur · 2,618 people
- Teparpara · 2,505 people

[All 139 villages in Potashpur - I →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Potashpur - I?139 (136 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Potashpur - I in?Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Potashpur - I?173,377 (Census 2011)