# Pirkasur Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pirkasur

Pirkasur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 151 households**, the 182nd largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 639people (2011)
- 151households
- 63.7%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirkasur

Of every 100 households in Pirkasur in 2011, 5 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Pirkasur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**72%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**24%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**21%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Pirkasur?

■ Pirkasur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**939

Working population ****29.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 56.1% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (21%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 70 (37%) · **■** Marginal 29 (15%)

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 Raiganj

- Bhagatgaon676 people
- Mahua660 people
- Jaynagar649 people
- Deokhanda645 people
- Amritakhnda636 people
- Patidaha631 people
- Noabari616 people
- Shibpur585 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirkasur?639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirkasur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirkasur?63.7% (Census 2011)