# Pukhuria Village, Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - II, Jalpaiguri 

# Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a village in Alipurduar - II sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,908 people in 670 households**, the 28th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 2,908people (2011)
- 670households
- 66.9%literacy
- 907females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Pukhuria in 2011, 7 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukhuria · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**45%

Tap water ****9%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****3%**

**25%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Pukhuria?

■ Pukhuria · ■ Alipurduar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**939

Working population ****42.7%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 61.3% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 298 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 437 (35%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 178 (14%) · **■** Marginal 322 (26%)

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 - II

- Paschim Chepani3,093 people
- Uttar Shibkata3,016 people
- Taleswarguri2,969 people
- Chengpara2,911 people
- Chepani2,882 people
- Uttar Bhatibari2,877 people
- Dakshin Majid Khana2,837 people
- Purbba Majherdabri Tea Garden2,832 people

[All 78 villages in Alipurduar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukhuria?2,908 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhuria in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhuria?66.9% (Census 2011)