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

Namshol is a village situated in Balarampur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 540 families residing in the village Namshol. The total population of Namshol is 2,849 out of which 1,427 are males and 1,422 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Namshol is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Namshol village is 405 which is 14% of the total population. There are 203 male children and 202 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Namshol is 995 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Namshol village.

Population
2,849
Families
540
Literacy
58.84%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Namshol is 58.8%. Thus Namshol village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 72.63% and the female literacy rate is 45% in Namshol village.

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

Namshol Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 405 203 202
Literacy 58.84% 72.63% 45%
Scheduled Caste 43 20 23
Scheduled Tribe 639 309 330
Illiterate 1,411 538 873

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.4% of total population in Namshol village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Namshol village out of total population, 1,268 were engaged in work activities. 53.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,268 workers engaged in Main Work, 284 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 681 578 103
Cultivators 284 251 33
Agriculture Labourer 102 80 22
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 285 239 46
Marginal Workers 587 196 391
Non Working 1,581 653 928

Nearby Villages to Namshol,

Below are the list of villages near Namshol village in Balarampur.

Village Population
Kana 2,221
Amruhasa 993
Ulidi 946
Khayradih 783
Siringi 1,211
Dumari 1,484
Garga 1,958
Parasya 589
Bersa 900
Ghasidi 101

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