# Purshuna Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Purshuna

Purshuna is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 157 households**, the 82nd largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 740people (2011)
- 157households
- 85.6%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purshuna

Of every 100 households in Purshuna in 2011, 78 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purshuna · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**34%

Tap water ****2%**

**14%

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

**36%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**83%

Use banking services ****97%**

**67%

Television ****24%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**16%

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 Purshuna?

■ Purshuna · ■ Raina - I rural average

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

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1050**

**950

Working population ****35.4%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 78.6% for women. 66% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 24 (9%) · **■** Marginal 100 (38%)

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 Raina - I

- Astikur801 people
- Shyamdasbati796 people
- Jakta761 people
- Shaknara756 people
- Bidyanidhi719 people
- Belur718 people
- Kulia666 people
- Jamna663 people

[All 112 villages in Raina - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/raina-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purshuna?740 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purshuna in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purshuna?85.6% (Census 2011)