# Purat Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Purat

Purat is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **736 people in 163 households**, the 134th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 736people (2011)
- 163households
- 77.0%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purat

Of every 100 households in Purat in 2011, 31 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purat · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**50%

Tap water ****2%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**86%

Use banking services ****84%**

**56%

Television ****52%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Purat?

■ Purat · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231**

**942

Working population ****52.6%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.7% for men and 66.8% for women. 72% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 104 (27%) · **■** Marginal 197 (51%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Panchrakhi780 people
- Shrirampur764 people
- Radhanagar744 people
- Purushattombati739 people
- Chautara732 people
- Derui730 people
- Chaupala719 people
- Krishnapur706 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purat?736 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purat in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purat?77.0% (Census 2011)