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

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Village · Purulia - I, Puruliya 

# Suklara

Suklara is a village in Purulia - I sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,730 people in 656 households**, the 7th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 3,730people (2011)
- 656households
- 54.8%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Suklara

Of every 100 households in Suklara in 2011, 16 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Suklara · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

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

**3%

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

**84%

Use banking services ****44%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Suklara?

■ Suklara · ■ Purulia - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.8%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997**

**934

Working population ****37.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.9% for men and 42.4% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 222 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 206 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (8%) · **■** Marginal 845 (61%)

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

- Garaphushara4,244 people
- Bhul4,147 people
- Sindri3,957 people
- Manguria3,808 people
- Damda3,302 people
- Chakda3,275 people
- Belkundi3,183 people
- Kotloi3,151 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Suklara?3,730 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Suklara in?Puruliya district (Purulia - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Suklara?54.8% (Census 2011)