# Koch Pukur Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Koch Pukur

Koch Pukur is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,598 people in 450 households**, the 40th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 2,598people (2011)
- 450households
- 77.6%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Koch Pukur

Of every 100 households in Koch Pukur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koch Pukur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****52%**

**32%

Television ****32%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****6%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Koch Pukur?

■ Koch Pukur · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**962

Working population ****30.5%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 73.3% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (15%) · **■** Household industry 90 (11%) · **■** Other work 455 (57%) · **■** Marginal 82 (10%)

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 - II

- Anantapur3,140 people
- Wari3,057 people
- Chilatala2,749 people
- Sanpukuria2,654 people
- Dakshin Swarup Nagar2,143 people
- Jawpur2,134 people
- Uttar Narikel Beria1,935 people
- Sat Bhaiya1,870 people

[All 60 villages in Bhangar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/bhangar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Koch Pukur?2,598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koch Pukur in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Koch Pukur?77.6% (Census 2011)