# Pakuria Village, Sainthia, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Sainthia, Birbhum 

# Pakuria

Pakuria is a village in Sainthia sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **713 people in 170 households**, the 99th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 713people (2011)
- 170households
- 86.0%literacy
- 1,043females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pakuria

Of every 100 households in Pakuria in 2011, 41 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pakuria · ■ Sainthia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**82%

Tap water ****34%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**18%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****61%**

**57%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Pakuria?

■ Pakuria · ■ Sainthia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321**

**961

Working population ****38.3%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 78.6% for women. 60% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 91 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (51%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 32 (12%)

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 Sainthia

- Purbba Sundalpur726 people
- Jashoda723 people
- Bagdola721 people
- Pargaon718 people
- Baharapur712 people
- Babuia684 people
- Khanerpara683 people
- Uttar Naogaon679 people

[All 230 villages in Sainthia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/sainthia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pakuria?713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pakuria in?Birbhum district (Sainthia sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pakuria?86.0% (Census 2011)