# Purangan Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Purangan

Purangan is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,049 people in 731 households**, the 18th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 3,049people (2011)
- 731households
- 67.5%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purangan

Of every 100 households in Purangan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purangan · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**61%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**47%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**81%

Use banking services ****69%**

**50%

Television ****18%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****34%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Purangan?

■ Purangan · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801**

**957

Working population ****42.3%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 61.9% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 242 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (35%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (8%) · **■** Marginal 487 (38%)

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 Galsi - I

- Simnari3,663 people
- Shaldanga3,604 people
- Maro3,461 people
- Krishnarampur3,267 people
- Bandutia2,932 people
- Jagulpara2,927 people
- Rampur2,909 people
- Karkona2,595 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purangan?3,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purangan in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purangan?67.5% (Census 2011)