# Pachim Purulia Village, Contai - III – Population & Literacy

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Village · Contai - III, Purba Medinipur 

# Pachim Purulia

Pachim Purulia is a village in Contai - III sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,058 people in 216 households**, the 44th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.9%.

- 1,058people (2011)
- 216households
- 86.3%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pachim Purulia

Of every 100 households in Pachim Purulia in 2011, 46 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pachim Purulia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**92%

Use banking services ****9%**

**42%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

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 Pachim Purulia?

■ Pachim Purulia · ■ Contai - III rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%**

**89.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**948

Working population ****34.7%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 78.3% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (41%) · **■** Marginal 65 (18%)

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 Contai - III

- Lauda1,124 people
- Paschim Kamarda1,113 people
- Jethai Bari1,110 people
- Dhaurya Bar1,086 people
- Malbari1,050 people
- Panchirya1,049 people
- Benamuri1,048 people
- Dhamai1,036 people

[All 166 villages in Contai - III](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/contai-iii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pachim Purulia?1,058 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachim Purulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Contai - III sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pachim Purulia?86.3% (Census 2011)