Pukhuria


Pukhuria is a village in Ratua II CD Block in Chanchal subdivision of Malda district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

Location

Pukhuria is located at.
The Mahananda flows nearby. There is a bridge across the river at Pukhuria.

Police station

Pukuhuria police station under West Bengal police has jurisdiction over Ratua II CD Block.

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Ratua II CD Block is at Pukhuria.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India, Pukhuria had a total population of 22,550, of which 11,457 were males and 11,093 were females. Population below 6 years was 3,348. The total number of literates in Pukuhuria was 10,782.

Education

Pukhuria High School, established in 1932, is a co-educational Bengali-medium higher secondary school with arrangements for teaching from class VI to XII. It has a library with 2,000 books, 12 computers and a play ground. It is housed in a government building.

Healthcare

There is a primary health centre at Khailsona nearby.