# Purba Barisha Village, Thakurpukur Mahestola – Population

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Village · Thakurpukur Mahestola, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Purba Barisha

Purba Barisha is a village in Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,965 people in 1,531 households**, the 2nd largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%.

- 5,965people (2011)
- 1,531households
- 94.0%literacy
- 1,063females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purba Barisha

Of every 100 households in Purba Barisha in 2011, 97 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Purba Barisha · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**85%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**12%

Tap water ****61%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****9%**

**52%

Use banking services ****87%**

**57%

Television ****89%**

**69%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****11%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**9%

Own their home ****82%**

**88%

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 Purba Barisha?

■ Purba Barisha · ■ Thakurpukur Mahestola rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.0%**

**83.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1100**

**946

Working population ****39.0%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.2% for men and 91.9% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (0%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,109 (91%) · **■** Marginal 144 (6%)

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 Thakurpukur Mahestola

- Rasapunja8,036 people
- Chak Thakurani5,891 people
- Sarsuna5,563 people
- Chak Rajumolla5,308 people
- Khanberia4,682 people

[All 33 villages in Thakurpukur Mahestola](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/thakurpukur-mahestola/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purba Barisha?5,965 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purba Barisha in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Thakurpukur Mahestola sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purba Barisha?94.0% (Census 2011)