Village · Dantan - II, Paschim Medinipur
# Purulda

Purulda is a village in Dantan - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 3,586 people in 795 households, the 6th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.5%.
- 3,586 people (2011)
- 795 households
- 90.1% literacy
- 924 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purulda

Of every 100 households in Purulda in 2011, 32 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Purulda · ■ Dantan - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 32% 46%
- Toilet within the home 85% 82%
- No toilet (open defecation) 15% 17%
- Tap water 1% 12%
- Drinking water within premises 11% 31%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 73% 60%
- Television 13% 14%
- Mobile phone 45% 45%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 6% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 19% 14%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Purulda?

■ Purulda · ■ Dantan - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.1% 82.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 924 949
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1028 953
- Working population 42.7% 36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.6% for men and 85.2% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 36 (2%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 18 (1%) · ■ Other work 149 (10%) · ■ Marginal 1,322 (86%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dantan - II
- Khandrui 6,014 people
- Turkakashba 5,608 people
- Brahman Khalisa 4,510 people
- Palasi 4,463 people
- Jankapur 3,418 people
- Kurul 2,827 people
- Sauri Urf.Kotbar 2,774 people
- Bamanda 2,630 people

All 128 villages in Dantan - II

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Purulda? 3,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purulda in? Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purulda? 90.1% (Census 2011)

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