# Rukuspur Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Rukuspur

Rukuspur is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,123 people in 274 households**, the 63rd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,123people (2011)
- 274households
- 87.2%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rukuspur

Of every 100 households in Rukuspur in 2011, 68 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Rukuspur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**24%

Tap water ****0%**

**16%

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

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****35%**

**44%

Television ****20%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Rukuspur?

■ Rukuspur · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**970

Working population ****65.0%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.8% for men and 80.9% for women. 77% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 147 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (5%) · **■** Household industry 459 (63%) · **■** Other work 51 (7%) · **■** Marginal 39 (5%)

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 Purbasthali - II

- Moail1,292 people
- Baidyapur1,275 people
- Lohachur1,208 people
- Kaibati1,124 people
- Chak Bahara1,069 people
- Kanknal1,062 people
- Satpota1,056 people
- Belgachhi1,021 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rukuspur?1,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rukuspur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rukuspur?87.2% (Census 2011)