# Kuriapara Village, Bundwan, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Kuriapara

Kuriapara is a village in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **372 people in 72 households**, the 90th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 372people (2011)
- 72households
- 63.4%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Kuriapara

Of every 100 households in Kuriapara in 2011, 51 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kuriapara · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**95%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****81%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Kuriapara?

■ Kuriapara · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**957

Working population ****57.3%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 49.4% for women. 59% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (27%) · **■** Household industry 71 (33%) · **■** Other work 46 (22%) · **■** Marginal 12 (6%)

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 Bundwan

- Dulukdih Samil Kendapara405 people
- Hargara401 people
- Pachapani398 people
- Burijhor373 people
- Bhogidi364 people
- Ghatihuli358 people
- Digha351 people
- Sarga327 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Kuriapara?372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuriapara in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Kuriapara?63.4% (Census 2011)