# Pitha Pukuria Village, Bhangar - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Bhangar - II, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Pitha Pukuria

Pitha Pukuria is a village in Bhangar - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **11,078 people in 2,090 households**, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.4%.

- 11,078people (2011)
- 2,090households
- 76.8%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pitha Pukuria

Of every 100 households in Pitha Pukuria in 2011, 71 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Pitha Pukuria · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**55%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**19%

Tap water ****12%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**32%

Television ****10%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**4%

None of these assets ****14%**

**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 Pitha Pukuria?

■ Pitha Pukuria · ■ Bhangar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**74.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**962

Working population ****29.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 75.8% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 814 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (28%) · **■** Household industry 125 (4%) · **■** Other work 977 (30%) · **■** Marginal 418 (13%)

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

- Bamunia15,582 people
- Uttar Kasipur10,782 people
- Tona8,915 people
- Uttar Kathalia8,628 people
- Hadia7,921 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 Pitha Pukuria?11,078 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pitha Pukuria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Bhangar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pitha Pukuria?76.8% (Census 2011)