# Kshetrapal Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Kshetrapal

Kshetrapal is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,966 people in 466 households**, the 26th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,966people (2011)
- 466households
- 84.1%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kshetrapal

Of every 100 households in Kshetrapal in 2011, 32 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kshetrapal · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****2%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kshetrapal?

■ Kshetrapal · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**943

Working population ****41.0%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 76.5% for women. 60% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 146 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 131 (16%) · **■** Marginal 491 (61%)

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 - II

- Phajelpur2,239 people
- Bara Konyarda2,182 people
- Bamunda2,109 people
- Kanpur2,083 people
- Kalyanpur1,929 people
- Bhairabdanri1,890 people
- Chandanpur1,870 people
- Lalua1,859 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kshetrapal?1,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kshetrapal in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kshetrapal?84.1% (Census 2011)