# Purandarpur Village, Suri - II, Birbhum (West Bengal)

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Village · Suri - II, Birbhum 

# Purandarpur

Purandarpur is a village in Suri - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,566 people in 1,113 households**, the 1st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 4,566people (2011)
- 1,113households
- 78.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purandarpur

Of every 100 households in Purandarpur in 2011, 59 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purandarpur · ■ Suri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**81%

Tap water ****38%**

**10%

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

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**82%

Use banking services ****75%**

**69%

Television ****30%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**26%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Purandarpur?

■ Purandarpur · ■ Suri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****841**

**948

Working population ****37.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 71.9% for women. 57% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 178 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 322 (19%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 741 (43%) · **■** Marginal 471 (27%)

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 Suri - II

- Kendua3,309 people
- Damdam2,448 people
- Piashala2,213 people
- Parbatipur2,138 people

[All 95 villages in Suri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purandarpur?4,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purandarpur in?Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purandarpur?78.8% (Census 2011)