# Purushottampur Village, Baruipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Baruipur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Purushottampur

Purushottampur is a village in Baruipur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,294 people in 504 households**, the 47th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 2,294people (2011)
- 504households
- 68.0%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purushottampur

Of every 100 households in Purushottampur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purushottampur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**35%

Tap water ****36%**

**35%

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

**14%

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

**8%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****16%**

**39%

Television ****16%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

Own their home ****92%**

**94%

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 Purushottampur?

■ Purushottampur · ■ Baruipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**954

Working population ****29.7%**

**35.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 349 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 133 (20%) · **■** Marginal 96 (14%)

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 Baruipur

- Teka2,455 people
- Jelerhat2,435 people
- Keatala2,424 people
- Keshabpur2,394 people
- Dudhnai2,220 people
- Ghoshpur Baora2,220 people
- Beralia2,214 people
- Ghola2,208 people

[All 126 villages in Baruipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/baruipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purushottampur?2,294 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purushottampur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Baruipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purushottampur?68.0% (Census 2011)