Puruliya population.
Households, literacy and work.

What stands out in this profile?

• Census 2011 recorded 567,824 households and 2,930,115 residents.
• Urban residents made up 12.74% of the population. Rural residents made up 87.26%.
• Children aged 0–6 made up 14% of residents.
• Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 77.86% for males and 50.52% for females.
• Of 1,249,642 workers, 49.09% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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