# Pariharpur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Pariharpur

Pariharpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **838 people in 186 households**, the 73rd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 838people (2011)
- 186households
- 91.1%literacy
- 1,079females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pariharpur

Of every 100 households in Pariharpur in 2011, 33 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pariharpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****33%**

**36%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pariharpur?

■ Pariharpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**943

Working population ****36.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 87.4% for women. 61% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (17%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (17%) · **■** Marginal 67 (22%)

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

- Mangal Chak877 people
- Sukha Khola872 people
- Girisha870 people
- Lachhubar866 people
- Chandan Khali828 people
- Kekai827 people
- Nimja821 people
- Chaksrikrishna791 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 Pariharpur?838 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pariharpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pariharpur?91.1% (Census 2011)