Korang Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Korang is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 400 families residing in the village Korang. The total population of Korang is 2,191 out of which 1,112 are males and 1,079 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Korang is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Korang village is 342 which is 16% of the total population. There are 169 male children and 173 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Korang is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Korang village.

Population
2,191
Families
400
Literacy
58.46%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Korang is 58.5%. Thus Korang village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 72.22% and the female literacy rate is 44.15% in Korang village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Korang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Korang Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Korang village.

Total Male Female
Children 342 169 173
Literacy 58.46% 72.22% 44.15%
Scheduled Caste 91 46 45
Scheduled Tribe 941 468 473
Illiterate 1,110 431 679

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 42.9% of total population in Korang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Korang village out of total population, 1,243 were engaged in work activities. 29.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,243 workers engaged in Main Work, 111 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 93 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 372 316 56
Cultivators 111 104 7
Agriculture Labourer 93 71 22
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 164 137 27
Marginal Workers 871 327 544
Non Working 948 469 479

Nearby Villages to Korang,

Below are the list of villages near Korang village in Arsha.

Village Population
Juri 1,410
Khukhramura 1,529
Pijhati 1,537
Korarya 2,198
Piskapahari 682
Puara 3,900
Kantadi 1,845
Sadpuara 976
Siridi 777
Dhanara 1,280

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