# Pukhuria Village, Raipur, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Raipur, Bankura 

# Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a village in Raipur sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 160 households**, the 96th largest of 197 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 696people (2011)
- 160households
- 62.3%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Pukhuria in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukhuria · ■ Raipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****0%**

**66%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pukhuria?

■ Pukhuria · ■ Raipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1302**

**930

Working population ****55.9%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 49.5% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 372 (96%)

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 Raipur

- Chandpara757 people
- Chirugora734 people
- Dumuror730 people
- Kese729 people
- Benagerya695 people
- Pairaguri685 people
- Garpahar678 people
- Jaynagar675 people

[All 205 villages in Raipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/raipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukhuria?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhuria in?Bankura district (Raipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhuria?62.3% (Census 2011)