# Mali Pukuria Village, Sonarpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Sonarpur, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Mali Pukuria

Mali Pukuria is a village in Sonarpur sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,858 people in 1,487 households**, the 5th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%.

- 5,858people (2011)
- 1,487households
- 87.8%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mali Pukuria

Of every 100 households in Mali Pukuria in 2011, 76 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mali Pukuria · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**18%

Tap water ****22%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****23%**

**73%

Use banking services ****76%**

**52%

Television ****60%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****77%**

**92%

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 Mali Pukuria?

■ Mali Pukuria · ■ Sonarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**79.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**969

Working population ****37.6%**

**37.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 83.9% for women. 59% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 78 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (1%) · **■** Household industry 85 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,637 (74%) · **■** Marginal 385 (17%)

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 Sonarpur

- Bhagabanpur11,177 people
- Banhugli11,103 people
- Joykrishnapur Chairi6,436 people
- Khurigochhi6,023 people
- Tardaha4,706 people
- Mathurapur4,460 people
- Atghara4,284 people
- Ranabhutia4,196 people

[All 65 villages in Sonarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/sonarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mali Pukuria?5,858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mali Pukuria in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Sonarpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mali Pukuria?87.8% (Census 2011)