# Koshangi Village, Jaipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Jaipur, Puruliya 

# Koshangi

Koshangi is a village in Jaipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,134 people in 206 households**, the 36th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 1,134people (2011)
- 206households
- 57.8%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Koshangi

Of every 100 households in Koshangi in 2011, 62 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koshangi · ■ Jaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**89%

Use banking services ****31%**

**49%

Television ****13%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Koshangi?

■ Koshangi · ■ Jaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1119**

**937

Working population ****28.1%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 42.8% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 42 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 38 (12%) · **■** Other work 36 (11%) · **■** Marginal 200 (63%)

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 Jaipur

- Tanasi1,204 people
- Rahardaga1,203 people
- Jharmamara1,194 people
- Hinjri1,156 people
- Rangadih1,114 people
- Chaitandi1,105 people
- Jahajpur1,093 people
- Mantanr1,085 people

[All 112 villages in Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Koshangi?1,134 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koshangi in?Puruliya district (Jaipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Koshangi?57.8% (Census 2011)