District of West Bengal

Puruliya: 29.3 lakh people, one story

People
29,30,115
Area
6,259 km²
Literacy
64.48%
Sex ratio
957
Lowest in West BengalPopulation density: 468 per km². Rank 19 of 19.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalFemale literacy: 50.52%. Rank 19 of 19.See the numbers →Top 3 in West BengalScheduled Tribes: 18.5 % of people. Rank 3 of 19 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in West BengalHomes with electricity (2011): 25.2 % of households. Rank 18 of 19.See the numbers →

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PuruliyaWest Bengal

The history, places and schemes of Puruliya are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Puruliya in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population29.3 lakh#16/19 in West Bengal
Area6,259 km²#5/19 in West Bengal
Population density468 per km²#19/19 in West Bengal▼ state 1,028
Sex ratio957 females per 1000 males#5/19 in West Bengal▲ state 950
Child sex ratio (0–6)953 girls per 1000 boys#10/19 in West Bengal▼ state 956
Literacy rate64.48%#17/19 in West Bengal▼ state 76.26
Female literacy50.52%#19/19 in West Bengal▼ state 70.54
Urban population12.7%#14/19 in West Bengal▼ state 31.9

People & society

64.5% can read. 957 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
77.981.7
Female literacy
50.570.5
Scheduled Castes
19.423.5
Scheduled Tribes
18.55.8
Living in towns
12.731.9

Gender literacy gap: 27.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 81.0%
  • Muslim 7.8%
  • Christian 0.3%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 10.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    61 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    12.5 lakh workers, 42.6% of all people

    This district
    West Bengal
    • Cultivators 21.5%
    • Farm labourers 39.4%
    • Household industry 7.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 32.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 25% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      25.243.1
      Latrine at home
      9.046.6
      Tap water
      9.220.1
      LPG / PNG
      4.114.2
      Phone
      25.439.0
      Television
      13.928.0
      Bicycle
      52.245.3
      Two-wheeler
      6.66.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.