# Padampur Village, Sahid Matangini – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sahid Matangini, Purba Medinipur 

# Padampur

Padampur is a village in Sahid Matangini sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,664 people in 369 households**, the 48th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.8%.

- 1,664people (2011)
- 369households
- 87.9%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Padampur

Of every 100 households in Padampur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Padampur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**68%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**21%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**38%

Television ****22%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Padampur?

■ Padampur · ■ Sahid Matangini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**86.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**955

Working population ****36.8%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 81.1% for women. 58% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 25 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (17%) · **■** Household industry 47 (8%) · **■** Other work 225 (37%) · **■** Marginal 211 (34%)

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 Sahid Matangini

- Astara1,741 people
- Tarangakhali1,729 people
- Shahara1,684 people
- Guluria1,667 people
- Akandi1,577 people
- Jashomantapur1,541 people
- Ichha Bari1,489 people
- Harasankar Ranichak1,480 people

[All 86 villages in Sahid Matangini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/sahid-matangini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Padampur?1,664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Sahid Matangini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Padampur?87.9% (Census 2011)