# Penrra Village, Purulia - I, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Penrra

Penrra is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,242 people in 244 households**, the 41st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 1,242people (2011)
- 244households
- 56.5%literacy
- 1,127females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Penrra

Of every 100 households in Penrra in 2011, 23 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Penrra · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****74%**

**44%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Penrra?

■ Penrra · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1127**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1209**

**934

Working population ****54.2%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.8% for men and 42.7% for women. 56% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 192 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 276 (41%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 178 (26%)

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 Purulia - I

- Digshili1,348 people
- Chainpur Alias Turuhulu1,332 people
- Ranibandh1,282 people
- Mahalitora1,272 people
- Sibdi1,214 people
- Bhadsa1,183 people
- Gobindpur1,174 people
- Satar1,157 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Penrra?1,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Penrra in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Penrra?56.5% (Census 2011)