# Pukhuria Village, Simlapal, Bankura (West Bengal) – Population (2)

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Village · Simlapal, Bankura 

# Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a village in Simlapal sub-district of Bankura district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,467 people in 316 households**, the 16th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,467people (2011)
- 316households
- 70.1%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Pukhuria in 2011, 21 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pukhuria · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**39%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**18%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**84%

Use banking services ****60%**

**52%

Television ****14%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837**

**960

Working population ****49.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 57.7% for women. 55% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 146 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (8%) · **■** Marginal 346 (48%)

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 Simlapal

- Khaergaria1,636 people
- Bhutsahar1,582 people
- Asna1,546 people
- Bhedua1,502 people
- Srirampur1,463 people
- Bankata1,462 people
- Dhuliapur1,425 people
- Puipal1,334 people

[All 202 villages in Simlapal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/simlapal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukhuria?1,467 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhuria in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhuria?70.1% (Census 2011)