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Compare villages in Purba Medinipur

2,928 villages of Purba Medinipur district with Census 2011 figures, ranked on seven measures — pick any two to five, from one block or across the district, or against any village in India.

The typical village of Purba Medinipur, next to the state's

Median ranked village of the district on each measure, with West Bengal's median beside it. Each is a real village's recorded figure, not an average.

Median population1,0322,928 villages of Purba Medinipur district · West Bengal median: 973
Median households2252,928 villages of Purba Medinipur district · West Bengal median: 216
Median literacy rate (%)88.2%2,928 villages of Purba Medinipur district · West Bengal median: 72.9%
Median sex ratio (per 1,000 males)939 per 1,000 males2,927 villages of Purba Medinipur district · West Bengal median: 954 per 1,000 males
Median household size (per household)4.56 per household2,928 villages of Purba Medinipur district · West Bengal median: 4.48 per household
Median population density (per km²)1,178.4 per km²2,927 villages of Purba Medinipur district · West Bengal median: 750.6 per km²
Median work participation (%)36.4%2,928 villages of Purba Medinipur district · West Bengal median: 38.9%

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Each block's villages ranked on the seven measures, with the median village figure for each. A block with 20 or more ranked villages has its own page listing every one of them.

Blocks of Purba Medinipur: villages ranked and median village figures
BlockVillages rankedMedian populationMedian literacy rateMedian sex ratioMedian household sizeMedian work participation
Panskura22597484.7%951 per 1,000 males4.47 per household46.2%
Contai - I22158391.5%939 per 1,000 males4.58 per household34.0%
Bhagawanpur - II16775091.3%937 per 1,000 males4.23 per household35.9%
Deshopran16682488.8%939 per 1,000 males4.58 per household35.8%
Contai - III16569390.9%944 per 1,000 males4.68 per household40.5%
Bhagawanpur - I16490989.6%932 per 1,000 males4.28 per household37.6%
Potashpur - II14485288.9%941 per 1,000 males4.32 per household36.1%
Ramnagar - I13792788.9%958 per 1,000 males4.79 per household34.3%
Potashpur - I13681488.9%930 per 1,000 males4.31 per household39.9%
Ramnagar - II13480290.3%944 per 1,000 males4.92 per household34.3%
Egra - I12385085.2%929 per 1,000 males4.68 per household40.8%
Egra - II11596887.5%934 per 1,000 males4.70 per household36.6%
Chandipur1111,07488.2%933 per 1,000 males4.66 per household35.2%
Kolaghat1051,82986.0%926 per 1,000 males4.63 per household36.5%
Nanda Kumar1001,75387.7%935 per 1,000 males4.42 per household37.9%
Tamluk991,85988.2%930 per 1,000 males4.49 per household40.1%
Nandigram - I981,37885.7%946 per 1,000 males4.82 per household31.0%
Khejuri - II9798086.5%959 per 1,000 males5.12 per household32.3%
Moyna841,94986.7%923 per 1,000 males4.19 per household38.1%
Sahid Matangini811,91388.1%935 per 1,000 males4.43 per household36.5%
Sutahata781,25385.8%952 per 1,000 males4.58 per household32.7%
Mahisadal722,02887.1%942 per 1,000 males4.60 per household34.5%
Khejuri - I422,30990.4%942 per 1,000 males4.91 per household37.8%
Nandigram - II402,11489.6%947 per 1,000 males4.53 per household35.3%
Haldia244,15587.4%938 per 1,000 males4.45 per household35.7%

Popular comparisons in Purba Medinipur

The two largest villages of each block, by Census 2011 population — one click each.

Top villages of Purba Medinipur, measure by measure

Census 2011 figures as recorded; each list says what a higher value means. Jump to: Population · Households · Literacy rate · Sex ratio · Household size · Population density · Work participation

Populationlarger recorded population first · 2,928 villages ranked in Purba Medinipur district

  1. 1JalpaiNanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur19,447
  2. 2Kismat BajkulBhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur17,964
  3. 3Saorabere Jalpai (P)Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur14,774
  4. 4LakhiKhejuri - I, Purba Medinipur13,109
  5. 5DubdaEgra - II, Purba Medinipur12,885
  6. 6Bar GodagudarNanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur11,660
  7. 7KamardaKhejuri - I, Purba Medinipur11,658
  8. 8Derya ChakKolaghat, Purba Medinipur11,358
  9. 9NatshalMahisadal, Purba Medinipur11,331
  10. 10SrirampurTamluk, Purba Medinipur10,906

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Householdsmore recorded households first · 2,928 villages ranked in Purba Medinipur district

  1. 1JalpaiNanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur4,305
  2. 2Kismat BajkulBhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur4,265
  3. 3DubdaEgra - II, Purba Medinipur3,472
  4. 4Saorabere Jalpai (P)Nanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur3,061
  5. 5LakhiKhejuri - I, Purba Medinipur2,783
  6. 6Bar GodagudarNanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur2,585
  7. 7SrirampurTamluk, Purba Medinipur2,459
  8. 8Derya ChakKolaghat, Purba Medinipur2,447
  9. 9NatshalMahisadal, Purba Medinipur2,379
  10. 10Amda BadNandigram - II, Purba Medinipur2,347

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Literacy ratehigher recorded literacy rate first · 2,928 villages ranked in Purba Medinipur district; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 22BamaniabarEgra - II, Purba Medinipur99.8%
  2. 23Bara NaoaiContai - III, Purba Medinipur99.7%
  3. 26KaliagachhiaDeshopran, Purba Medinipur99.6%
  4. 27AmartalyaContai - I, Purba Medinipur99.5%
  5. 27RatnajorBhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur99.5%
  6. 31Jafar ChakKhejuri - II, Purba Medinipur99.3%
  7. 36Uttar RamchandrapurContai - III, Purba Medinipur99.2%
  8. 38KhalisabhangaContai - I, Purba Medinipur99.2%
  9. 39Raghunath ChakBhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur99.1%
  10. 40Uttar NischintaBhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur99.1%

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Sex ratiomore females per 1,000 males first · 2,927 villages ranked in Purba Medinipur district; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 8Purba RasulpurDeshopran, Purba Medinipur1,555 per 1,000 males
  2. 33BinandapurNandigram - I, Purba Medinipur1,134 per 1,000 males
  3. 34ChawrakalgandaTamluk, Purba Medinipur1,133 per 1,000 males
  4. 45Band GobindapurContai - I, Purba Medinipur1,101 per 1,000 males
  5. 46AlalparaPanskura, Purba Medinipur1,097 per 1,000 males
  6. 46Shukra ShaniRamnagar - I, Purba Medinipur1,097 per 1,000 males
  7. 54MalidaPanskura, Purba Medinipur1,092 per 1,000 males
  8. 57RanisaiRamnagar - I, Purba Medinipur1,086 per 1,000 males
  9. 58NonaariRamnagar - I, Purba Medinipur1,085 per 1,000 males
  10. 64PurushotampurEgra - I, Purba Medinipur1,082 per 1,000 males

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Household sizemore persons per household first · 2,928 villages ranked in Purba Medinipur district; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 2HatbainchaEgra - II, Purba Medinipur6.81 per household
  2. 4Arak BariKhejuri - II, Purba Medinipur6.71 per household
  3. 12Gorahar Gonsai ChakKhejuri - II, Purba Medinipur6.19 per household
  4. 13Murali ChakKhejuri - II, Purba Medinipur6.16 per household
  5. 14KalikapurRamnagar - II, Purba Medinipur6.14 per household
  6. 17AmdaiEgra - I, Purba Medinipur6.05 per household
  7. 26Katkadebi ChakKhejuri - II, Purba Medinipur5.95 per household
  8. 26PhulbariRamnagar - II, Purba Medinipur5.95 per household
  9. 31RatanpurRamnagar - I, Purba Medinipur5.90 per household
  10. 31Sri GauriNandigram - I, Purba Medinipur5.90 per household

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Population densitydenser settlement first · 2,927 villages ranked in Purba Medinipur district; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 1Gur GramBhagawanpur - I, Purba Medinipur9,340.0 per km²
  2. 2HorkhaliSutahata, Purba Medinipur8,026.3 per km²
  3. 3Basanta ChakMoyna, Purba Medinipur7,078.4 per km²
  4. 4ParamhansapurNanda Kumar, Purba Medinipur6,965.5 per km²
  5. 5Uttar BasuliaSutahata, Purba Medinipur6,572.3 per km²
  6. 6DurgapurDeshopran, Purba Medinipur6,465.5 per km²
  7. 7GobindaberabarDeshopran, Purba Medinipur6,439.1 per km²
  8. 9NarpadaPotashpur - I, Purba Medinipur6,058.3 per km²
  9. 10BishnubarKolaghat, Purba Medinipur5,849.7 per km²
  10. 11UdaypurPanskura, Purba Medinipur5,790.8 per km²

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Work participationhigher share of workers first · 2,928 villages ranked in Purba Medinipur district; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 2Paramananda ChakPanskura, Purba Medinipur83.7%
  2. 5MirjjapurEgra - I, Purba Medinipur79.2%
  3. 7TatkapurRamnagar - II, Purba Medinipur73.2%
  4. 9KenduataPanskura, Purba Medinipur71.6%
  5. 13PachahariBhagawanpur - II, Purba Medinipur69.3%
  6. 14Chak PaduPotashpur - II, Purba Medinipur68.9%
  7. 17Chak KanduPotashpur - II, Purba Medinipur68.5%
  8. 18Gagra CharNandigram - I, Purba Medinipur68.4%
  9. 19JanaberyaMoyna, Purba Medinipur68.1%
  10. 21ChiruliaEgra - I, Purba Medinipur67.7%

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Ranks are computed from Census of India 2011 figures among villages that report them; ties share a rank; a missing figure means no rank, never zero. “Higher first” is the sort order, not a judgement. How every figure and rank is computed →

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