# Purulia Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Purulia

Purulia is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **486 people in 114 households**, the 121st largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 486people (2011)
- 114households
- 79.9%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purulia

Of every 100 households in Purulia in 2011, 92 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purulia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**47%

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

**52%

Tap water ****8%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**88%

Use banking services ****14%**

**68%

Television ****40%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**32%

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 Purulia?

■ Purulia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**968

Working population ****44.7%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.3% for men and 72.4% for women. 66% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 24 (11%) · **■** Marginal 17 (8%)

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 Manteswar

- Katsihi566 people
- Purbba Khanpur565 people
- Kanchandanga552 people
- Purbba Mitani503 people
- Bhurkunda415 people
- Hatdanga414 people
- Daukadanga411 people
- Mongalpur390 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purulia?486 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purulia in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purulia?79.9% (Census 2011)