# Genrua Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Genrua

Genrua is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,454 people in 1,133 households**, the 1st largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 6,454people (2011)
- 1,133households
- 59.3%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Genrua

Of every 100 households in Genrua in 2011, 30 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Genrua · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**25%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**97%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**89%

Use banking services ****42%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Genrua?

■ Genrua · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.3%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**939

Working population ****38.9%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 39.0% for women. 51% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 233 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 373 (15%) · **■** Household industry 28 (1%) · **■** Other work 839 (33%) · **■** Marginal 1,036 (41%)

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 Balarampur

- Baraurmma3,731 people
- Bela3,436 people
- Tentlo2,994 people
- Namshol2,849 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Genrua?6,454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Genrua in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Genrua?59.3% (Census 2011)