# Purunia Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Purunia

Purunia is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,433 people in 300 households**, the 55th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,433people (2011)
- 300households
- 85.6%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purunia

Of every 100 households in Purunia in 2011, 64 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purunia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**52%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%**

**88%

Use banking services ****93%**

**68%

Television ****29%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purunia?

■ Purunia · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1208**

**968

Working population ****35.9%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 82.2% for women. 62% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 36 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (19%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 253 (49%) · **■** Marginal 111 (22%)

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

- Lohana1,617 people
- Patun1,542 people
- Mausa1,483 people
- Gopalnagar1,451 people
- Masdanga1,423 people
- Ghoradanga1,406 people
- Garsondanga1,401 people
- Murulia1,401 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purunia?1,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purunia in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purunia?85.6% (Census 2011)