# Pirpukhar Village, Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Karandighi, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pirpukhar

Pirpukhar is a village in Karandighi sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 14 households**, the 199th largest of 200 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 70people (2011)
- 14households
- 66.7%literacy
- 667females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirpukhar

Of every 100 households in Pirpukhar in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pirpukhar · ■ Karandighi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**60%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****36%**

**19%

Television ****36%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Pirpukhar?

■ Pirpukhar · ■ Karandighi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****667**

**953

Working population ****37.1%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 40% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 7 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (31%) · **■** Other work 5 (19%) · **■** Marginal 6 (23%)

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 Karandighi

- Dakishin Maheshpur160 people
- Jotilamat150 people
- Kararan144 people
- Patanduba99 people
- Shitalpur25 people

[All 203 villages in Karandighi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/karandighi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirpukhar?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirpukhar in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Karandighi sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirpukhar?66.7% (Census 2011)