# Purshuri Village, Chandrakona - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Purshuri

Purshuri is a village in Chandrakona - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,550 people in 610 households**, the 10th largest of 126 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 2,550people (2011)
- 610households
- 70.6%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purshuri

Of every 100 households in Purshuri in 2011, 42 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purshuri · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**66%

Tap water ****49%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**16%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**32%

Television ****15%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**20%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Purshuri?

■ Purshuri · ■ Chandrakona - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**948

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**950

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 63.5% for women. 62% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 150 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (30%) · **■** Household industry 40 (4%) · **■** Other work 192 (20%) · **■** Marginal 278 (30%)

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 Chandrakona - I

- Manoharpur3,018 people
- Lakshipur2,939 people
- Manikkunda2,828 people
- Kuldaha2,651 people
- Jagannathpur2,445 people
- Chandur2,395 people
- Kamargere2,319 people
- Kashanda2,198 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purshuri?2,550 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purshuri in?Paschim Medinipur district (Chandrakona - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purshuri?70.6% (Census 2011)