# Lagda, Puruliya (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Lagda

Lagda is a town in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,694 people** in 1,061 households. Literacy was 69.4%.

- 5,694people (2011)
- 1,061households
- 69.4%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Population of Lagda

■ Lagda · ■ Puruliya urban average

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

**76.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**936

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**933

Working population ****32.1%**

**31.9%

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 Lagda

Of every 100 households in Lagda in 2011, 56 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Lagda · ■ Puruliya urban average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**48%

Tap water ****77%**

**49%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**25%

Use banking services ****60%**

**60%

Television ****37%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**19%

Own their home ****99%**

**82%

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 people in Lagda work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,183 (65%) · **■** Household industry 47 (3%) · **■** Farming 235 (13%) · **■** Marginal 362 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Lagda?5,694 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Lagda in?Puruliya district, West Bengal