# Phajelpur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Phajelpur

Phajelpur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,239 people in 503 households**, the 22nd largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 2,239people (2011)
- 503households
- 87.4%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Phajelpur

Of every 100 households in Phajelpur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phajelpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****99%**

**94%

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

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****58%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**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 Phajelpur?

■ Phajelpur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.4%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**943

Working population ****40.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 80.4% for women. 63% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (14%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 69 (8%) · **■** Marginal 547 (60%)

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

- Chhota Udaypur2,422 people
- Purushottampur2,417 people
- Chak Bhabani2,409 people
- Argoal2,377 people
- Bara Konyarda2,182 people
- Bamunda2,109 people
- Kanpur2,083 people
- Kshetrapal1,966 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 Phajelpur?2,239 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phajelpur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Phajelpur?87.4% (Census 2011)