# Pukharigaon Village, Kumargram, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumargram, Jalpaiguri 

# Pukharigaon

Pukharigaon is a village in Kumargram sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,673 people in 816 households**, the 22nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%.

- 3,673people (2011)
- 816households
- 76.0%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukharigaon

Of every 100 households in Pukharigaon in 2011, 49 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pukharigaon · ■ Kumargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**58%

Tap water ****7%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**22%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**82%

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 Pukharigaon?

■ Pukharigaon · ■ Kumargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**69.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**947

Working population ****35.7%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 69.5% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (16%) · **■** Household industry 63 (5%) · **■** Other work 444 (34%) · **■** Marginal 346 (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 Kumargram

- Purbba Narathali3,882 people
- Dakhin Kamakhyaguri3,824 people
- Dakshin Chengmari3,779 people
- Chuota Daldali3,756 people
- Rahimabad Tea Garden3,570 people
- Ghaksapara3,130 people
- Paschim Chengmari3,110 people
- Narakhata3,036 people

[All 53 villages in Kumargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kumargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukharigaon?3,673 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukharigaon in?Jalpaiguri district (Kumargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukharigaon?76.0% (Census 2011)