# Surulia, Purulia - II, Puruliya – Population & Literacy

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Village · Purulia - II, Puruliya 

# Surulia

Surulia is a village in [Purulia - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/purulia-ii/) sub-district of [Puruliya](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **2,451 people in 473 households**, the 21st largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 2,451people (2011)
- 473households
- 58.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Surulia

Of every 100 households in Surulia in 2011, 30 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Surulia · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**28%

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

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**93%

Tap water ****7%**

**2%

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

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**84%

Use banking services ****35%**

**41%

Television ****18%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

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

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Surulia?

■ Surulia · ■ Purulia - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****978**

**966

Working population ****35.2%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.2% for men and 46.3% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 50 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (33%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 171 (20%) · **■** Marginal 356 (41%)

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

- Pirargarya2,664 people
- Podlara2,594 people
- Pindra2,512 people
- Chepra2,508 people
- Sindurpur2,382 people
- Hatuara2,353 people
- Kotra2,316 people
- Chargali2,259 people

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

## Other places named Surulia

- Surulia · Village, Indpur, Bankura · 863 people
- Surulia · Village, Ranibundh, Bankura · 511 people
- Surulia · Village, Labpur, Birbhum · 350 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Surulia?2,451 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Surulia in?Puruliya district (Purulia - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Surulia?58.6% (Census 2011)