# Pukhuria Village, Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Bhagawangola - II, Murshidabad 

# Pukhuria

Pukhuria is a village in Bhagawangola - II sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,904 people in 1,349 households**, the 6th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,904people (2011)
- 1,349households
- 60.8%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukhuria

Of every 100 households in Pukhuria in 2011, 4 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pukhuria · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**58%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****20%**

**27%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****47%**

**42%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 · ■ Bhagawangola - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029**

**968

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 62.5% for women. 54% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 164 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 955 (55%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 91 (5%) · **■** Marginal 455 (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 Bhagawangola - II

- Khamar Diar8,385 people
- Dakshin Sahar7,849 people
- Kolan Radhakantapur6,435 people
- Khagjana6,232 people
- Bhandara5,747 people
- Benipur5,167 people
- Sankarpur4,346 people
- Amdahara Haziganja4,281 people

[All 71 villages in Bhagawangola - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/bhagawangola-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukhuria?5,904 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukhuria in?Murshidabad district (Bhagawangola - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukhuria?60.8% (Census 2011)