# Padma Pukuria Village, Bhangar - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Padma Pukuria

Padma Pukuria is a village in Bhangar - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,907 people in 782 households**, the 21st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 3,907people (2011)
- 782households
- 71.9%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Padma Pukuria

Of every 100 households in Padma Pukuria in 2011, 32 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Padma Pukuria · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**37%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****14%**

**28%

Television ****12%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****32%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Padma Pukuria?

■ Padma Pukuria · ■ Bhangar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**962

Working population ****31.0%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 68.0% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 231 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 137 (11%) · **■** Household industry 57 (5%) · **■** Other work 446 (37%) · **■** Marginal 340 (28%)

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 Bhangar - I

- Rani Gachhi4,265 people
- Badi4,173 people
- Ghunimeghi4,151 people
- Situri3,966 people
- Chandpur3,711 people
- Sondalia3,708 people
- Shaksahar3,698 people
- Mathurapur3,585 people

[All 81 villages in Bhangar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Padma Pukuria?3,907 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Padma Pukuria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Padma Pukuria?71.9% (Census 2011)