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

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Modhagara

Modhagara is a village in Purulia - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 123 households**, the 89th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 471people (2011)
- 123households
- 79.1%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Modhagara

Of every 100 households in Modhagara in 2011, 20 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Modhagara · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**28%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****63%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**84%

Use banking services ****87%**

**41%

Television ****8%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**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 Modhagara?

■ Modhagara · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**966

Working population ****30.6%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 64.5% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (13%) · **■** Marginal 121 (84%)

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

- Chhota Chanchra485 people
- Jalduar474 people
- Agoa471 people
- Karcha471 people
- Kushtanr459 people
- Lukuidi437 people
- Hirbahal400 people
- Amjora393 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Modhagara?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Modhagara in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Modhagara?79.1% (Census 2011)