# Paschimsai Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Paschimsai

Paschimsai is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,018 people in 267 households**, the 60th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 1,018people (2011)
- 267households
- 90.8%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paschimsai

Of every 100 households in Paschimsai in 2011, 77 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paschimsai · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**34%

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

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**24%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****66%**

**36%

Television ****15%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paschimsai?

■ Paschimsai · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**943

Working population ****47.2%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.4% for men and 83.6% for women. 66% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 50 (10%) · **■** Marginal 369 (77%)

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

- Laoa1,118 people
- Uttarchounukh1,089 people
- Mangraj1,024 people
- Srikhoda1,020 people
- Rautara1,006 people
- Katnadighi989 people
- Manpur981 people
- Pindrut974 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 Paschimsai?1,018 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paschimsai in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paschimsai?90.8% (Census 2011)