# Chirulia Village, Egra - I, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Egra - I, Purba Medinipur 

# Chirulia

Chirulia is a village in Egra - I sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,650 people in 569 households**, the 14th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.8%.

- 2,650people (2011)
- 569households
- 83.0%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chirulia

Of every 100 households in Chirulia in 2011, 58 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Chirulia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****58%**

**46%

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

**88%

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

**10%

Tap water ****1%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****34%**

**37%

Television ****25%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chirulia?

■ Chirulia · ■ Egra - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%**

**82.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**926

Working population ****67.7%**

**43.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.5% for men and 73.8% for women. 69% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 322 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,065 (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 Egra - I

- Rasan4,114 people
- Barttana3,799 people
- Barda3,083 people
- Kia2,760 people
- Maha Bishra2,612 people
- Puranda2,535 people
- Erendabar2,467 people
- Sarrang2,448 people

[All 133 villages in Egra - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/egra-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chirulia?2,650 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Egra - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chirulia?83.0% (Census 2011)