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

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Pirojpur

Pirojpur is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,994 people in 631 households**, the 40th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 2,994people (2011)
- 631households
- 60.7%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirojpur

Of every 100 households in Pirojpur in 2011, 37 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirojpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****43%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**67%

Tap water ****3%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**72%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**24%

Television ****22%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Pirojpur?

■ Pirojpur · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1005**

**939

Working population ****36.2%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 55.1% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 247 (23%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 263 (24%) · **■** Marginal 304 (28%)

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

- Balia3,156 people
- Kotgram3,112 people
- Lahujgram3,105 people
- Bishahar3,066 people
- Kumarjol2,955 people
- Bishnupur2,919 people
- Basian2,903 people
- Bahor2,840 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirojpur?2,994 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirojpur in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirojpur?60.7% (Census 2011)