# Perul Village, Rajnagar, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Rajnagar, Birbhum 

# Perul

Perul is a village in Rajnagar sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **528 people in 129 households**, the 51st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 528people (2011)
- 129households
- 72.7%literacy
- 1,087females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Perul

Of every 100 households in Perul in 2011, 64 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Perul · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**80%

Use banking services ****62%**

**34%

Television ****40%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****18%**

**23%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Perul?

■ Perul · ■ Rajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1087**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**952

Working population ****40.2%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 57.9% for women. 64% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 72 (34%) · **■** Marginal 54 (25%)

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 Rajnagar

- Gobra588 people
- Kuralmatia583 people
- Mahishagram540 people
- Sundarkhela535 people
- Tarasol527 people
- Mursabani492 people
- Tentulia Bandh473 people
- Ranipur470 people

[All 98 villages in Rajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/rajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Perul?528 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Perul in?Birbhum district (Rajnagar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Perul?72.7% (Census 2011)