# Purulia Village, Ketugram - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Ketugram - II, Barddhaman 

# Purulia

Purulia is a village in Ketugram - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,259 people in 527 households**, the 20th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.0%.

- 2,259people (2011)
- 527households
- 68.2%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purulia

Of every 100 households in Purulia in 2011, 49 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Purulia · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**39%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**62%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**30%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**92%

Use banking services ****71%**

**57%

Television ****24%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**37%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Purulia?

■ Purulia · ■ Ketugram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**66.0%

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

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**954

Working population ****36.0%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.9% for men and 59.7% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (11%) · **■** Marginal 278 (34%)

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 Ketugram - II

- Naihati2,812 people
- Shiblun2,589 people
- Gomai2,394 people
- Balutia2,290 people
- Gurpara2,144 people
- Ambalgram2,119 people
- Dakshindihi2,046 people
- Sankhai1,985 people

[All 56 villages in Ketugram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/ketugram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purulia?2,259 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purulia in?Barddhaman district (Ketugram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purulia?68.2% (Census 2011)