# Purulia Village, Indpur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Indpur, Bankura 

# Purulia

Purulia is a village in Indpur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **964 people in 174 households**, the 65th largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 964people (2011)
- 174households
- 67.8%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purulia

Of every 100 households in Purulia in 2011, 34 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purulia · ■ Indpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**82%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**8%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Purulia?

■ Purulia · ■ Indpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1278**

**932

Working population ****46.6%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 50.8% for women. 60% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (12%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (11%) · **■** Marginal 339 (76%)

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 Indpur

- Jirra1,007 people
- Shalkap1,004 people
- Ramchandrapur974 people
- Banshi972 people
- Sialia933 people
- Rajudi932 people
- Gokulnagar921 people
- Bankata904 people

[All 222 villages in Indpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/indpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purulia?964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purulia in?Bankura district (Indpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purulia?67.8% (Census 2011)