# Pursura, Hugli (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Hugli, West Bengal 

# Pursura

Pursura is a sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **173,437 people**, no towns and 50 villages (50 inhabited). The largest village is Jangalpara (9,239 people).

- 173,437people (2011)
- 50villages
- 0towns
- 82.1%literacy

## Population of Pursura compared with Hugli

■ Pursura · ■ Hugli district

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**81.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**952

Working population ****37.5%**

**39.0%

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 Pursura

Of every 100 households in Pursura in 2011, 76 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pursura · ■ Hugli district

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**26%

Tap water ****16%**

**35%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**38%

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

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**57%

Use banking services ****46%**

**58%

Television ****34%**

**50%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**88%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Pursura

- Jangalpara · 9,239 people
- Soaluk · 9,196 people
- Baikunthapur · 8,794 people
- Chilladangi · 7,492 people
- Shrirampur · 7,490 people
- Pursura · 7,225 people
- Shyampur · 6,719 people
- Ghol Digrui · 6,699 people
- Paschimpara · 4,829 people
- Akri Fatepur · 4,776 people
- Bara Digrui · 4,739 people
- Nimdangi · 4,739 people
- Saidpur · 4,629 people
- Rautara · 4,626 people
- Kulbatpur · 4,038 people
- Kelepara · 3,949 people

[All 50 villages in Pursura →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/pursura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Pursura?50 (50 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Pursura in?Hugli district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Pursura?173,437 (Census 2011)