# Poradih Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Poradih

Poradih is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,463 people in 227 households**, the 25th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,463people (2011)
- 227households
- 72.6%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Poradih

Of every 100 households in Poradih in 2011, 72 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Poradih · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**91%

Tap water ****8%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%**

**71%

Use banking services ****73%**

**55%

Television ****69%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****52%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Poradih?

■ Poradih · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****664**

**953

Working population ****24.9%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 40% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 166 (46%) · **■** Marginal 164 (45%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Dandua1,544 people
- Sagarka1,506 people
- Alladih1,482 people
- Tulsibari1,476 people
- Lakhiara Alias Joradih1,351 people
- Nanduka1,278 people
- Hadla1,269 people
- Uka1,262 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Poradih?1,463 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Poradih in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Poradih?72.6% (Census 2011)