# Golkunra Village, Purulia - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Golkunra

Golkunra is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,703 people in 504 households**, the 16th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,703people (2011)
- 504households
- 71.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Golkunra

Of every 100 households in Golkunra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Golkunra · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**84%

Use banking services ****56%**

**41%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**25%

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 Golkunra?

■ Golkunra · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**966

Working population ****43.7%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 57.4% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 32 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 327 (28%) · **■** Marginal 808 (68%)

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 - II

- Chainpur2,785 people
- Belma2,773 people
- Naudiha2,765 people
- Pithajora2,717 people
- Pirargarya2,664 people
- Podlara2,594 people
- Pindra2,512 people
- Chepra2,508 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Golkunra?2,703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Golkunra in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Golkunra?71.2% (Census 2011)