# Puriha Village, Khandaghosh, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Khandaghosh, Barddhaman 

# Puriha

Puriha is a village in Khandaghosh sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **930 people in 197 households**, the 73rd largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 930people (2011)
- 197households
- 85.5%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puriha

Of every 100 households in Puriha in 2011, 5 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puriha · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

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

**36%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**81%

Use banking services ****74%**

**70%

Television ****0%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**19%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Puriha?

■ Puriha · ■ Khandaghosh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**960

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 79.8% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (25%) · **■** Other work 114 (34%) · **■** Marginal 103 (31%)

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 Khandaghosh

- Enayetnagar953 people
- Taraposh953 people
- Gopalpur943 people
- Kamdebpur942 people
- Amra925 people
- Narayanpur Chak906 people
- Arin905 people
- Tildanga834 people

[All 111 villages in Khandaghosh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/khandaghosh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puriha?930 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puriha in?Barddhaman district (Khandaghosh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Puriha?85.5% (Census 2011)