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

Oldi is a village situated in Jhalda - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 334 families residing in the village Oldi. The total population of Oldi is 1,797 out of which 911 are males and 886 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Oldi is 973.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Oldi village is 291 which is 16% of the total population. There are 143 male children and 148 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Oldi is 1,035 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Oldi village.

Population
1,797
Families
334
Literacy
64.74%
Sex Ratio
973

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Oldi is 64.7%. Thus Oldi village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 83.46% and the female literacy rate is 45.26% in Oldi village.

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

Oldi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 291 143 148
Literacy 64.74% 83.46% 45.26%
Scheduled Caste 182 86 96
Scheduled Tribe 26 15 11
Illiterate 822 270 552

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Oldi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Oldi village out of total population, 840 were engaged in work activities. 68.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 840 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 579 405 174
Cultivators 107 107 0
Agriculture Labourer 15 15 0
Household Industries 356 191 165
Other Workers 101 92 9
Marginal Workers 261 83 178
Non Working 957 423 534

Nearby Villages to Oldi,

Below are the list of villages near Oldi village in Jhalda - II.

Village Population
Chutukpiri 539
Rajadera 502
Kasdihi 533
Jhilinglahar 815
Rampur 294
Buruhara Alias Majhidi 2,753
Karumama 413
Panrra 1,225
Mohanpur 1,875
Urmad 297

Reference