# Puria Village, Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kaliaganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Puria

Puria is a village in Kaliaganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,289 people in 508 households**, the 21st largest of 191 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.5%.

- 2,289people (2011)
- 508households
- 69.5%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Puria

Of every 100 households in Puria in 2011, 35 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puria · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**46%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**34%

Television ****18%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**20%

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 Puria?

■ Puria · ■ Kaliaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**66.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**969

Working population ****38.9%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 60.4% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 284 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 237 (27%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (17%) · **■** Marginal 213 (24%)

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 Kaliaganj

- Dhankail2,603 people
- Madhabpur2,477 people
- Ratan2,402 people
- Bhuinhara2,372 people
- Atghara2,232 people
- Tilgaon2,222 people
- Maheshpur2,181 people
- Bheur2,130 people

[All 192 villages in Kaliaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/kaliaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puria?2,289 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puria in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Kaliaganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Puria?69.5% (Census 2011)