# Mirjapur Village, Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Potashpur - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Mirjapur

Mirjapur is a village in Potashpur - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **420 people in 93 households**, the 118th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.3%.

- 420people (2011)
- 93households
- 92.1%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mirjapur

Of every 100 households in Mirjapur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mirjapur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**95%

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

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****17%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mirjapur?

■ Mirjapur · ■ Potashpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.1%**

**86.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****719**

**932

Working population ****33.3%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 86.0% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 71 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (28%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 26 (19%)

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

- Naria Naria478 people
- Purulia472 people
- Danrai449 people
- Madhabasan443 people
- Haridaspur408 people
- Bajitpur371 people
- Sholpeta363 people
- Chakdebi354 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 Mirjapur?420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mirjapur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mirjapur?92.1% (Census 2011)