Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur
# Purichak

Purichak is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 639 people in 144 households, the 142nd largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.
- 639 people (2011)
- 144 households
- 68.7% literacy
- 931 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purichak

Of every 100 households in Purichak in 2011, 86 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Purichak · ■ Narayangarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 86% 40%
- Toilet within the home 62% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 38% 44%
- Tap water 1% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 49% 26%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 8% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 96%
- Use banking services 93% 61%
- Television 32% 17%
- Mobile phone 42% 36%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 17% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 17%
- Own their home 94% 98%

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

## What is the population of Purichak?

■ Purichak · ■ Narayangarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.7% 77.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 931 973
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 744 942
- Working population 45.4% 45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.7% for men and 62.4% for women. 60% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 82 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 154 (53%) · ■ Household industry 7 (2%) · ■ Other work 44 (15%) · ■ Marginal 3 (1%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Narayangarh
- Chirkunya 667 people
- Ramnagar 662 people
- Monohar Pur 657 people
- Gamua 645 people
- Madhabpur 624 people
- Ganga Jamuna 620 people
- Parulda 618 people
- Adampur 605 people

All 516 villages in Narayangarh

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Purichak? 639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purichak in? Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purichak? 68.7% (Census 2011)

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