# Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Purulia - I

Purulia - I is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **151,188 people**, 1 town and 114 villages (105 inhabited). The largest village is Chakaltor (4,461 people).

- 151,188people (2011)
- 114villages
- 1town
- 64.8%literacy

## Population of Purulia - I compared with Puruliya

■ Purulia - I · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**953

Working population ****40.7%**

**42.6%

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 Purulia - I

Of every 100 households in Purulia - I in 2011, 32 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purulia - I · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**87%

Tap water ****7%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****45%**

**43%

Television ****17%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**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).

## Towns in Purulia - I

- Lagda5,694 people

## Largest villages in Purulia - I

- Chakaltor · 4,461 people
- Dimdiha · 4,266 people
- Garaphushara · 4,244 people
- Bhul · 4,147 people
- Sindri · 3,957 people
- Manguria · 3,808 people
- Suklara · 3,730 people
- Damda · 3,302 people
- Chakda · 3,275 people
- Belkundi · 3,183 people
- Kotloi · 3,151 people
- Ghagharjuri · 3,092 people
- Chakra · 2,987 people
- Sanaijuri · 2,985 people
- Nadiyara · 2,912 people
- Rudra · 2,659 people

[All 114 villages in Purulia - I →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Purulia - I?114 (105 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Purulia - I in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Purulia - I?151,188 (Census 2011)