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

Kushjuri is a village situated in Kashipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 241 families residing in the village Kushjuri. The total population of Kushjuri is 1,252 out of which 625 are males and 627 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kushjuri is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kushjuri village is 174 which is 14% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kushjuri is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003) of Kushjuri village.

Population
1,252
Families
241
Literacy
70.22%
Sex Ratio
1,003

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kushjuri is 70.2%. Thus Kushjuri village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 85.47% and the female literacy rate is 55.08% in Kushjuri village.

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

Kushjuri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 174 88 86
Literacy 70.22% 85.47% 55.08%
Scheduled Caste 613 306 307
Scheduled Tribe 416 205 211
Illiterate 495 166 329

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.2% of total population in Kushjuri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kushjuri village out of total population, 483 were engaged in work activities. 19.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 483 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 94 76 18
Cultivators 14 11 3
Agriculture Labourer 29 27 2
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 49 36 13
Marginal Workers 389 257 132
Non Working 769 292 477

Nearby Villages to Kushjuri,

Below are the list of villages near Kushjuri village in Kashipur.

Village Population
Sonathol 1,586
Painja 830
Bhalukgajar 483
Bodma 1,260
Kumardi 393
Amlabahal 1,057
Kalapathar 1,649
Malancha 634
Kendtanr 679
Lalpur Alias Jorthol 1,654

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