# Pirojpur Village, Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Hemtabad, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pirojpur

Pirojpur is a village in Hemtabad sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **231 people in 44 households**, the 106th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 231people (2011)
- 44households
- 71.1%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirojpur

Of every 100 households in Pirojpur in 2011, 52 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pirojpur · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**67%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****16%**

**16%

Television ****9%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Pirojpur?

■ Pirojpur · ■ Hemtabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**955

Working population ****41.6%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.9% for women. 52% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 13 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (29%) · **■** Other work 6 (6%) · **■** Marginal 49 (51%)

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 Hemtabad

- Jalalpur350 people
- Nishirol333 people
- Rajra270 people
- Arazi Dudhanda238 people
- Dharmapur229 people
- Kismat Maldua201 people
- Jagubati199 people
- Itahar159 people

[All 116 villages in Hemtabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/hemtabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirojpur?231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirojpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Hemtabad sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirojpur?71.1% (Census 2011)