Purulia Census 2011

Purulia, West Bengal

Population of Purulia

Purulia district is located in West Bengal . Population of Purulia district is 2927965 as per Census 2011. Purulia is 16th most Populous district out of total 19 districts in West Bengal and it is 129th most Populous district in India.The population density of Purulia is 468 Persons per square Km.It is 19th most densely populated out of 19 districts in West Bengal and it is 265th most densely populated district out of total 640 districts in india.

Literacy rate of Purulia

Total Literacy rate of Purulia is 65.38%. This means 65.38 out of 100 persons of age more than 6 years are literate. It is ranked 17 in terms of literacy rate out of total 19 districts of West Bengal and 129 out of total 640 districts of India. Male Literacy of Purulia is 78.85% while female literacy stands at 51.29%.
Note: Serchhip district(98.76%) in Mizoram has highest literacy rate and Alirajpur district(37.2%) of Madhya Pradesh has the lowest literacy rate in India.

Sex-Ratio of Purulia

Sex-ratio of Purulia is 955 female per thousand male.
Note : Highest Sex-ratio of india is of Puducherry (1176) while lowest being from Daman district (533).
Note:All the details are as of Census 2011.

Area of Purulia

Area of Purulia is 6259 Sq. Km. It is 5th largest district in West Bengal and 161th largest in India in terms of total area.
Note: Kutch district(45441 sq.km) of Gujarat is the largest and Mahe district(9 sq km) of Puducherry is the smallest district in India.

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