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

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Sub-district · Puruliya, West Bengal 

# Purulia - II

Purulia - II is a sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **169,488 people**, 2 towns and 114 villages (101 inhabited). The largest village is Chharra (6,131 people).

- 169,488people (2011)
- 114villages
- 2towns
- 63.4%literacy

## Population of Purulia - II compared with Puruliya

■ Purulia - II · ■ Puruliya district

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**953

Working population ****41.4%**

**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 - II

Of every 100 households in Purulia - II in 2011, 30 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Purulia - II · ■ Puruliya district

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**87%

Tap water ****6%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

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

**77%

Use banking services ****41%**

**43%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**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 - II

- Hutmura5,878 people
- Raghabpur5,748 people

## Largest villages in Purulia - II

- Chharra · 6,131 people
- Sihuli · 4,551 people
- Bongabari · 4,215 people
- Ghongha · 3,803 people
- Dumdumi · 3,768 people
- Mahara · 3,367 people
- Malthol · 3,289 people
- Baghra · 3,221 people
- Palanja · 3,142 people
- Golamara · 2,954 people
- Bhangra · 2,824 people
- Chainpur · 2,785 people
- Belma · 2,773 people
- Naudiha · 2,765 people
- Pithajora · 2,717 people
- Golkunra · 2,703 people

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

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Purulia - II?114 (101 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Purulia - II in?Puruliya district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Purulia - II?169,488 (Census 2011)