# Prraul Village, Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Goalpokhar - II, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Prraul

Prraul is a village in Goalpokhar - II sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,415 people in 656 households**, the 17th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 46.1%.

- 3,415people (2011)
- 656households
- 46.0%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Prraul

Of every 100 households in Prraul in 2011, 37 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Prraul · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**33%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

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

**51%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**17%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Prraul?

■ Prraul · ■ Goalpokhar - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.0%**

**46.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**958

Working population ****40.7%**

**31.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.8% for men and 38.7% for women. 52% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 364 (26%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (4%) · **■** Marginal 792 (57%)

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 Goalpokhar - II

- Belan4,054 people
- Dakshin Makhanpokhar4,052 people
- Goalgaon3,710 people
- Konal3,686 people
- Maliga0N3,322 people
- Kahalgaon3,236 people
- Puar3,171 people
- Amalia3,121 people

[All 170 villages in Goalpokhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/goalpokhar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Prraul?3,415 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Prraul in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Goalpokhar - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Prraul?46.0% (Census 2011)