# Purulpara Village, Shyampur - I, Haora (West Bengal)

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Village · Shyampur - I, Haora 

# Purulpara

Purulpara is a village in Shyampur - I sub-district of Haora district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,041 people in 494 households**, the 39th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 2,041people (2011)
- 494households
- 92.4%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purulpara

Of every 100 households in Purulpara in 2011, 48 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purulpara · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**2%

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

**2%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**31%

Television ****25%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Purulpara?

■ Purulpara · ■ Shyampur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.4%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**987

Working population ****37.9%**

**35.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 88.2% for women. 64% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (3%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 355 (46%) · **■** Marginal 260 (34%)

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 Shyampur - I

- Kumar Khali2,313 people
- Rameshwarpur2,274 people
- Kamdebpur2,222 people
- Gutinaguri2,080 people
- Purali Para1,998 people
- Puturia1,918 people
- Balichaturi1,829 people
- Gadiara1,806 people

[All 63 villages in Shyampur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/haora/shyampur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purulpara?2,041 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purulpara in?Haora district (Shyampur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purulpara?92.4% (Census 2011)