# Purusottampur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Hugli, West Bengal 

# Purusottampur

Purusottampur is a town in Pandua sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **3,665 people** in 659 households. Literacy was 73.0%.

- 3,665people (2011)
- 659households
- 73.0%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Population of Purusottampur

■ Purusottampur · ■ Hugli urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.0%**

**86.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**948

Working population ****35.4%**

**36.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Purusottampur

Of every 100 households in Purusottampur in 2011, 49 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purusottampur · ■ Hugli urban average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**89%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**6%

Tap water ****4%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**58%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%**

**18%

Use banking services ****17%**

**72%

Television ****22%**

**72%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**5%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****34%**

**8%

Own their home ****80%**

**76%

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 people in Purusottampur work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 710 (55%) · **■** Household industry 36 (3%) · **■** Farming 198 (15%) · **■** Marginal 355 (27%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purusottampur?3,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purusottampur in?Hugli district, West Bengal