# Puchra Village, Barabani, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Barabani, Barddhaman 

# Puchra

Puchra is a village in Barabani sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,814 people in 767 households**, the 3rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 3,814people (2011)
- 767households
- 62.0%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puchra

Of every 100 households in Puchra in 2011, 51 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puchra · ■ Barabani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**56%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****10%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**8%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**13%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****32%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Puchra?

■ Puchra · ■ Barabani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**930

Working population ****35.0%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.4% for men and 53.1% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 372 (28%) · **■** Marginal 684 (51%)

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 Barabani

- Jamgram7,614 people
- Kelejora5,533 people
- Madanpur3,687 people
- Daskiari3,644 people
- Chinchuria2,696 people
- Lalganja2,667 people

[All 46 villages in Barabani](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/barabani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puchra?3,814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puchra in?Barddhaman district (Barabani sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Puchra?62.0% (Census 2011)