# Pukurdana Village, Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Daspur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Pukurdana

Pukurdana is a village in Daspur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 173 households**, the 119th largest of 157 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.0%.

- 770people (2011)
- 173households
- 74.8%literacy
- 1,115females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pukurdana

Of every 100 households in Pukurdana in 2011, 58 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pukurdana · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**38%

Tap water ****20%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**25%

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

**6%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**59%

Television ****39%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pukurdana?

■ Pukurdana · ■ Daspur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**84.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1115**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**972

Working population ****50.8%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 65.9% for women. 57% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 230 (59%)

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 Daspur - I

- Poshtanka791 people
- Paikanbalia788 people
- Jot Gauranga781 people
- Anantapur772 people
- Dakshin Dhankhal768 people
- Makarampur767 people
- Banshkhal759 people
- Jalalpur757 people

[All 162 villages in Daspur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pukurdana?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pukurdana in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pukurdana?74.8% (Census 2011)