# Pukhuria Village, Ratua - II, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a village in Ratua - II sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **22,550 people in 4,893 households**, the 1st largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 22,550people (2011)
- 4,893households
- 56.2%literacy
- 968females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Pukhuria in 2011, 40 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pukhuria · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**70%

Tap water ****7%**

**4%

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

**31%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****30%**

**22%

Television ****16%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.2%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****968**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**967

Working population ****30.0%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.1% for men and 53.1% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 739 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,436 (36%) · **■** Household industry 189 (3%) · **■** Other work 2,028 (30%) · **■** Marginal 1,377 (20%)

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 Ratua - II

- Sambalpur9,250 people
- Maharajpur8,978 people
- Nijgan Paranpur8,523 people
- Shibnagar8,298 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukhuria?22,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhuria in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhuria?56.2% (Census 2011)