# Purunia Village, Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Purunia

Purunia is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,129 people in 414 households**, the 15th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 2,129people (2011)
- 414households
- 86.2%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purunia

Of every 100 households in Purunia in 2011, 37 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purunia · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**40%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**43%

Television ****10%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Purunia?

■ Purunia · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**946

Working population ****32.0%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.0% for men and 78.8% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 161 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 103 (15%) · **■** Marginal 378 (56%)

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 Mohanpur

- Antla2,326 people
- Siyalsai2,302 people
- Bagda2,184 people
- Srichandanpur2,158 people
- Kusumda1,876 people
- Barasahapur1,875 people
- Remu1,753 people
- Jarisai1,604 people

[All 103 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purunia?2,129 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purunia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Mohanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purunia?86.2% (Census 2011)