# Purunia Village, Barjora, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Barjora, Bankura 

# Purunia

Purunia is a village in Barjora sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **502 people in 94 households**, the 118th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%.

- 502people (2011)
- 94households
- 85.7%literacy
- 946females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purunia

Of every 100 households in Purunia in 2011, 73 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purunia · ■ Barjora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**65%

Use banking services ****80%**

**60%

Television ****30%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**20%

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 Purunia?

■ Purunia · ■ Barjora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%**

**70.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1138**

**943

Working population ****35.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 75.8% for women. 59% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (38%) · **■** Marginal 91 (52%)

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 Barjora

- Jharia532 people
- Saluka517 people
- Sonagara504 people
- Bandarkoda502 people
- Shitalpur488 people
- Bara Pukhuria438 people
- Bhairabpur435 people
- Mathuradanga430 people

[All 198 villages in Barjora](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/barjora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purunia?502 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purunia in?Bankura district (Barjora sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purunia?85.7% (Census 2011)