# Pulinda Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Beldanga - I, Murshidabad 

# Pulinda

Pulinda is a village in Beldanga - I sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **8,761 people in 2,005 households**, the 16th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 8,761people (2011)
- 2,005households
- 78.0%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pulinda

Of every 100 households in Pulinda in 2011, 20 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pulinda · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****46%**

**46%

Tap water ****16%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**54%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****39%**

**21%

Television ****12%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**29%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Pulinda?

■ Pulinda · ■ Beldanga - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**974

Working population ****30.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 76.7% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 564 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,076 (41%) · **■** Household industry 68 (3%) · **■** Other work 661 (25%) · **■** Marginal 285 (11%)

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 Beldanga - I

- Begunbari10,983 people
- Maniknagar9,649 people
- Sarulia9,417 people
- Jhunka8,783 people
- Naoda8,071 people
- Mahyampur7,050 people
- Kumarpur6,704 people
- Rameswarpur6,075 people

[All 65 villages in Beldanga - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/beldanga-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pulinda?8,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pulinda in?Murshidabad district (Beldanga - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pulinda?78.0% (Census 2011)