Puruliya is a Municipality city in district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Puruliya city is divided into 22 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Puruliya Municipality has population of 121,067 of which 62,351 are males while 58,716 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 12653 which is 10.45 % of total population of Puruliya (M). In Puruliya Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 942 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Puruliya is around 945 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Puruliya city is 82.09 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Puruliya, Male literacy is around 88.40 % while female literacy rate is 75.39 %.
Puruliya Municipality has total administration over 23,754 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Puruliya 2023 - 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Puruliya Municipality in 2024 is approximately
169,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Puruliya city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Puruliya city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Puruliya town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Puruliya Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.18 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.71 % of total population in Puruliya (M).
Puruliya Work Profile
Out of total population, 40,560 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 31,902 were males while 8,658 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 40560 working population, 81.81 % were engaged in Main Work while 18.19 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.