# Chistipur Bheri Village, Potashpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Chistipur Bheri

Chistipur Bheri is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,094 people in 275 households**, the 51st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 1,094people (2011)
- 275households
- 86.6%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chistipur Bheri

Of every 100 households in Chistipur Bheri in 2011, 74 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chistipur Bheri · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****1%**

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****17%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**0%

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

**30%

Own their home ****93%**

**98%

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 Chistipur Bheri?

■ Chistipur Bheri · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**932

Working population ****34.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.1% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 86 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 41 (11%) · **■** Marginal 184 (49%)

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 Potashpur - I

- Irda1,145 people
- Brajalalpur1,144 people
- Pusha1,110 people
- Bala Bhadrapur1,101 people
- Tarat1,090 people
- Khari Gerya1,060 people
- Argara1,035 people
- Hajipur1,020 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chistipur Bheri?1,094 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chistipur Bheri in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chistipur Bheri?86.6% (Census 2011)