# Purbba Gurtala Village, Panskura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Panskura, Purba Medinipur 

# Purbba Gurtala

Purbba Gurtala is a village in Panskura sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **516 people in 120 households**, the 184th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 516people (2011)
- 120households
- 82.4%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Purbba Gurtala

Of every 100 households in Purbba Gurtala in 2011, 76 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Purbba Gurtala · ■ Panskura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**22%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**93%

Use banking services ****18%**

**36%

Television ****36%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**15%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Purbba Gurtala?

■ Purbba Gurtala · ■ Panskura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**949

Working population ****63.0%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 76.7% for women. 63% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 72 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (20%) · **■** Marginal 168 (52%)

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 Panskura

- Usatpur526 people
- Bakharabaj523 people
- Alalpara518 people
- Sahanagar518 people
- Tilagere515 people
- Gobinda Chak492 people
- Fakirbazar490 people
- Kishorpur487 people

[All 230 villages in Panskura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/panskura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Purbba Gurtala?516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Purbba Gurtala in?Purba Medinipur district (Panskura sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Purbba Gurtala?82.4% (Census 2011)