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

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Uka

Uka is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,262 people in 259 households**, the 29th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 1,262people (2011)
- 259households
- 72.0%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Uka

Of every 100 households in Uka in 2011, 26 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Uka · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**37%

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

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**71%

Use banking services ****18%**

**55%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**14%

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 Uka?

■ Uka · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**953

Working population ****34.3%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 53.8% for women. 51% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (3%) · **■** Household industry 40 (9%) · **■** Other work 122 (28%) · **■** Marginal 124 (29%)

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

- Poradih1,463 people
- Lakhiara Alias Joradih1,351 people
- Nanduka1,278 people
- Hadla1,269 people
- Dhanuktor1,225 people
- Lalpur1,225 people
- Kulisara1,216 people
- Barhakanali1,103 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Uka?1,262 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Uka in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Uka?72.0% (Census 2011)