# Rudra Village, Kashipur, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Kashipur, Puruliya 

# Rudra

Rudra is a village in Kashipur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 221 households**, the 51st largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.3%.

- 1,085people (2011)
- 221households
- 69.4%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Rudra

Of every 100 households in Rudra in 2011, 48 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Rudra · ■ Kashipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**30%

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

**8%

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

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**6%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****25%**

**50%

Television ****17%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**21%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Rudra?

■ Rudra · ■ Kashipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**69.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**937

Working population ****27.5%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 57.2% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 88 (30%) · **■** Marginal 72 (24%)

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 Kashipur

- Dhanera1,165 people
- Kuardi1,148 people
- Bhatin1,137 people
- Bar Daikiari1,085 people
- Benadala Alias Haridi1,075 people
- Palsara1,074 people
- Jamkuri1,064 people
- Agardi1,063 people

[All 209 villages in Kashipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/kashipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Rudra?1,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rudra in?Puruliya district (Kashipur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Rudra?69.4% (Census 2011)