Population29,30,115Puruliya
Males14,96,996
Females14,33,119
Literate16,24,905
Population Overview
Total population29,30,115
Males14,96,996
Females14,33,119
Sex ratio957per 1,000 males
Households5,67,824
Literacy
Literate16,24,905
Literate males10,02,058
Literate females6,22,847
Literacy %55.5%
Illiterate13,05,210
Illiterate males4,94,938
Illiterate females8,10,272
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–64,10,227
Boys 0–62,10,003
Girls 0–62,00,224
Child %14%
SC / ST
SC population5,67,767
SC males2,90,789
SC females2,76,978
SC %19.4%
ST population5,40,652
ST males2,71,803
ST females2,68,849
ST %18.5%
Workers — Total
Total workers12,49,642
Worker males8,01,254
Worker females4,48,388
Work participation %42.6%
Non-workers16,80,473
Non-worker males6,95,742
Non-worker females9,84,731
Workers — Main
Main workers6,13,398
Main males4,93,232
Main females1,20,166
Cultivators1,66,814
Cultivator males1,45,180
Cultivator females21,634
Agri labourers1,28,475
Agri labourer males88,883
Agri labourer females39,592
Household industry45,114
HH industry males25,457
HH industry females19,657
Other workers2,72,995
Other males2,33,712
Other females39,283
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers6,36,244
Marginal males3,08,022
Marginal females3,28,222
Marg. cultivators1,01,986
Marg. agri labourers3,63,730
Marg. HH industry42,446
Marg. other1,28,082
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males58,355
Marg. cultivator females43,631
Marg. agri lab. males1,50,855
Marg. agri lab. females2,12,875
Marg. HH industry males13,586
Marg. HH industry females28,860
Marg. other males85,226
Marg. other females42,856
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers4,72,823
3–6 mo males2,37,078
3–6 mo females2,35,745
3–6 mo cultivators74,302
3–6 mo cult. males44,848
3–6 mo cult. females29,454
3–6 mo agri lab.2,68,882
3–6 mo agri lab. males1,14,877
3–6 mo agri lab. females1,54,005
3–6 mo HH industry31,742
3–6 mo HH ind. males10,515
3–6 mo HH ind. females21,227
3–6 mo other97,897
3–6 mo other males66,838
3–6 mo other females31,059
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers1,63,421
0–3 mo males70,944
0–3 mo females92,477
0–3 mo cultivators27,684
0–3 mo cult. males13,507
0–3 mo cult. females14,177
0–3 mo agri lab.94,848
0–3 mo agri lab. males35,978
0–3 mo agri lab. females58,870
0–3 mo HH industry10,704
0–3 mo HH ind. males3,071
0–3 mo HH ind. females7,633
0–3 mo other30,185
0–3 mo other males18,388
0–3 mo other females11,797
Top sub-districts by population
sub-districts comparison
21 sub-districts
sub-districts-wise data
| # | Sub-district | Population | Males | Females | Literate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Para | 2,00,621 | 1,03,306 | 97,315 | 1,12,377 |
| 2 | Kashipur | 2,00,083 | 1,01,801 | 98,282 | 1,25,307 |
| 3 | Barabazar | 1,70,564 | 86,353 | 84,211 | 92,837 |
| 4 | Purulia - II | 1,69,488 | 86,462 | 83,026 | 91,314 |
| 5 | Area not under any Sub-district | 1,66,172 | 85,595 | 80,577 | 1,19,741 |
| 6 | Arsha | 1,54,736 | 78,398 | 76,338 | 70,413 |
| 7 | Manbazar - I | 1,54,071 | 78,039 | 76,032 | 85,654 |
| 8 | Purulia - I | 1,51,188 | 77,858 | 73,330 | 83,688 |
| 9 | Jhalda - II | 1,48,156 | 75,453 | 72,703 | 67,532 |
| 10 | Hura | 1,43,575 | 72,867 | 70,708 | 86,067 |
| 11 | Balarampur | 1,37,950 | 70,995 | 66,955 | 71,176 |
| 12 | Jhalda - I | 1,37,143 | 70,095 | 67,048 | 76,973 |
| 13 | Bagmundi | 1,35,579 | 69,520 | 66,059 | 64,939 |
| 14 | Jaipur | 1,33,349 | 68,977 | 64,372 | 65,044 |
| 15 | Puncha | 1,23,855 | 62,676 | 61,179 | 73,486 |
| 16 | Raghunathpur - I | 1,17,760 | 60,897 | 56,863 | 69,408 |
| 17 | Raghunathpur - II | 1,13,790 | 58,568 | 55,222 | 65,936 |
| 18 | Neturia | 1,01,427 | 52,310 | 49,117 | 57,174 |
| 19 | Manbazar - II | 97,164 | 48,943 | 48,221 | 51,425 |
| 20 | Bundwan | 94,929 | 47,798 | 47,131 | 50,810 |
| 21 | Santuri | 78,515 | 40,085 | 38,430 | 43,604 |