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

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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 **1,932 people in 397 households**, the 7th largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%.

- 1,932people (2011)
- 397households
- 75.5%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Pukhuria in 2011, 47 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukhuria · ■ Simlapal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**39%

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

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****50%**

**52%

Television ****21%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**24%

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 · ■ Simlapal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**68.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**960

Working population ****31.3%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 63.4% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 10 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (15%) · **■** Household industry 147 (24%) · **■** Other work 162 (27%) · **■** Marginal 194 (32%)

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

- Dubrajpur3,162 people
- Pathardoba3,115 people
- Parsala2,689 people
- Junbakra2,124 people
- Hatibari1,896 people
- Nutangar1,795 people
- Bikrampur1,709 people
- Barahetyagara1,637 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukhuria?1,932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhuria in?Bankura district (Simlapal sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhuria?75.5% (Census 2011)