# Laoa, Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Laoa

Laoa is a village in [Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/) sub-district of [Purba Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,118 people in 252 households**, the 56th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,118people (2011)
- 252households
- 95.8%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Laoa

Of every 100 households in Laoa in 2011, 12 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Laoa · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****76%**

**36%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Laoa?

■ Laoa · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1098**

**943

Working population ****41.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.8% for men and 93.6% for women. 65% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 200 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (24%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (14%) · **■** Marginal 81 (18%)

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

- Tania Bila1,169 people
- Mangalpur1,161 people
- Kharika Patna1,154 people
- Kainara1,118 people
- Uttarchounukh1,089 people
- Mangraj1,024 people
- Srikhoda1,020 people
- Paschimsai1,018 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 Laoa?1,118 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Laoa in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Laoa?95.8% (Census 2011)