# Pukuritola Village, Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Pukuritola

Pukuritola is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,163 people in 1,227 households**, the 10th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 5,163people (2011)
- 1,227households
- 75.2%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukuritola

Of every 100 households in Pukuritola in 2011, 27 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukuritola · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**28%

Own their home ****94%**

**91%

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 Pukuritola?

■ Pukuritola · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.2%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**963

Working population ****41.4%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 69.7% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 401 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 718 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 509 (24%) · **■** Marginal 504 (24%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Salkumarhat5,952 people
- Ghagra5,765 people
- Uttar Sonapur5,632 people
- Silbarihat5,590 people
- Bariguri5,051 people
- Paitkapara Tea Garden4,951 people
- Nutanpara4,661 people
- Pararpar4,384 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukuritola?5,163 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukuritola in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukuritola?75.2% (Census 2011)