# Puruliya District, West Bengal – Sub-districts, Towns, Villages & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/ District · West Bengal # Puruliya district Puruliya is a district of West Bengal, 16th of 19 districts there. At the 2011 Census it had **2,930,115 people** in 21 sub-districts, 28 towns and 2,667 villages; 13% lived in towns. The largest town is [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/puruliya/) (121,067). - 2,930,115people (2011) - 21sub-districts - 28towns - 64.5%literacy ## Who lives in Puruliya? Puruliya had **2,930,115 people** at the 2011 Census — 3.2% of West Bengal's population and 16th of 19 districts of West Bengal by population. There were 957 women for every 1,000 men (close to the West Bengal figure of 950; 5th of 19 districts of West Bengal). Among children under 7 the ratio was 953 girls per 1,000 boys (the West Bengal figure is 956). An average household had 5.2 people, against 4.5 across West Bengal. ## How literate is Puruliya? 64.5% of people aged 7 and over could read and write in 2011 (below West Bengal's 76.3%), 17th of 19 districts of West Bengal. Men were at 77.9% and women at 50.5% — a gap of 27.3 points (it is 11.2 points across West Bengal). Among its sub-districts, literacy is highest in [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (80.7%) and lowest in [Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/) (54.8%). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What do people in Puruliya do for a living? 42.6% of people worked in 2011 (women: 31.3%). Of all workers, 13% farmed their own land, 10% were farm labourers, 4% worked in household industry and 22% in other work such as services, trade and factories; 51% were marginal workers with less than six months' work. Farming employs 24% of workers here, against 29% across West Bengal. The most farm-dependent of its sub-districts is [Puncha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/puncha/) (34% of workers in farming) and the least is [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) (1% of workers in farming). ********** **■** Cultivators 13 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (10%) · **■** Household industry 4 (4%) · **■** Other work 22 (22%) · **■** Marginal 51 (51%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns of Puruliya 12.7% of people lived in towns and cities (below West Bengal's 31.9%), 14th of 19 districts of West Bengal. The Census counted 28 towns: 7 statutory towns with a municipality and 21 census towns — places urban in character but still governed as villages. 1 city has 1 lakh (100,000) people or more. The largest is [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/puruliya/) with 121,067 people, home to 32% of the urban population. Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Villages of Puruliya Puruliya had 2,667 census villages, 2,459 of them inhabited. The average inhabited village had 1,040 people; 21 villages had 5,000 people or more. The largest: [Tulin](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/tulin/) (9,844), [Para](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/para/para/) (9,697), [Cheyama](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/cheyama/) (7,413), [Manguralalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/hura/manguralalpur/) (6,683) and [Ichhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/ichhar/) (6,496). Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Population of Puruliya compared with West Bengal ■ Puruliya · ■ West Bengal Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **950 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **956 Working population ****42.6%** **38.1% Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Puruliya Of every 100 households in Puruliya in 2011, 33 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puruliya · ■ Electricity for lighting ****33%** Toilet within the home ****12%** No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** Tap water ****12%** Drinking water within premises ****10%** Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** Use banking services ****43%** Television ****18%** Mobile phone ****32%** Computer with internet ****1%** Two-wheeler ****9%** Car / jeep / van ****1%** None of these assets ****23%** Own their home ****96%** Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Sub-districts of Puruliya Sub-district People Villages Towns [Jaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jaipur/) 133,349 112 1 [Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/) 169,488 114 2 [Para](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/para/) 200,621 132 5 [Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/) 113,790 106 1 [Raghunathpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-i/) 117,760 102 1 [Neturia](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/neturia/) 101,427 123 3 [Santuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/santuri/) 78,515 103 1 [Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/) 200,083 209 3 [Hura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/hura/) 143,575 116 0 [Purulia - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/) 151,188 114 1 [Puncha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/puncha/) 123,855 109 0 [Arsha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/arsha/) 154,736 96 0 [Jhalda - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-i/) 137,143 142 1 [Jhalda - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/jhalda-ii/) 148,156 129 2 [Bagmundi](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bagmundi/) 135,579 142 0 [Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/) 137,950 90 1 [Barabazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/barabazar/) 170,564 215 1 [Manbazar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-i/) 154,071 243 1 [Manbazar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/manbazar-ii/) 97,164 136 0 [Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/) 94,929 134 1 [Area not under any Sub-district](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/area-not-under-any-sub-district/) 166,172 0 3 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Cities and towns in Puruliya - Puruliya · 121,067 - Raghunathpur · 25,561 - Balarampur · 24,431 - Arra · 21,272 - Jhalda · 19,544 - Adra · 14,956 - Shankara · 11,171 - Jaypur · 10,259 - Manbazar · 9,521 - Jhalda · 9,384 - Barabazar · 8,056 - Hijuli · 7,917 - Kanki · 6,884 - Chapari · 6,556 - Begun Kodar · 6,347 - Chekya · 5,995 - Bandoan · 5,993 - Nabagram · 5,963 - Murulia · 5,929 - Hutmura · 5,878 - Raghabpur · 5,748 - Lagda · 5,694 - Dubra · 5,506 - Kantaranguri · 5,435 - Lapara · 5,367 - Par Beliya · 5,279 - Saltor · 5,094 - Santaldih Thermal Power Project-Town · 2,507 ## Largest villages in Puruliya - Tulin · 9,844 - Para · 9,697 - Cheyama · 7,413 - Manguralalpur · 6,683 - Ichhar · 6,496 - Genrua · 6,454 - Sirkabad · 6,288 - Chharra · 6,131 - Arsha · 5,958 - Bararola · 5,913 - Tatayara · 5,863 - Satra · 5,857 - Paschim Bero · 5,699 - Kalabani · 5,698 - Anara · 5,517 - Palpal · 5,511 - Puncha · 5,404 - Burda · 5,159 - Barbenda · 5,107 - Jorberya · 5,030 Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Quick answers - How many sub-districts are in Puruliya?21: Jaipur, Purulia - II, Para, Raghunathpur - II, Raghunathpur - I, Neturia, Santuri, Kashipur, Hura, Purulia - I, Puncha, Arsha… - What is the population of Puruliya district?2,930,115 (Census 2011) - Which is the largest town in Puruliya?Puruliya