# Pirra Village, Puncha, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Puncha, Puruliya 

# Pirra

Pirra is a village in Puncha sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,049 people in 786 households**, the 2nd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 4,049people (2011)
- 786households
- 62.0%literacy
- 991females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pirra

Of every 100 households in Pirra in 2011, 14 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirra · ■ Puncha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**29%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****17%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**26%

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 Pirra?

■ Pirra · ■ Puncha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**969

Working population ****58.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 47.7% for women. 58% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 495 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1,476 (63%)

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 Puncha

- Puncha5,404 people
- Chandra3,884 people
- Kenda3,803 people
- Jambad3,776 people
- Lapara3,267 people

[All 109 villages in Puncha](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/puncha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pirra?4,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirra in?Puruliya district (Puncha sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pirra?62.0% (Census 2011)