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

Palpal is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 986 families residing in the village Palpal. The total population of Palpal is 5,511 out of which 2,698 are males and 2,813 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palpal is 1,043.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palpal village is 995 which is 18% of the total population. There are 495 male children and 500 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palpal is 1,010 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,043) of Palpal village.

Population
5,511
Families
986
Literacy
48.34%
Sex Ratio
1,043

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palpal is 48.3%. Thus Palpal village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 62.91% and the female literacy rate is 34.46% in Palpal village.

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

Palpal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 995 495 500
Literacy 48.34% 62.91% 34.46%
Scheduled Caste 566 281 285
Scheduled Tribe 2,813 1,369 1,444
Illiterate 3,328 1,312 2,016

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 51% of total population in Palpal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palpal village out of total population, 2,636 were engaged in work activities. 40.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,636 workers engaged in Main Work, 418 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 226 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,079 911 168
Cultivators 418 375 43
Agriculture Labourer 226 201 25
Household Industries 62 32 30
Other Workers 373 303 70
Marginal Workers 1,557 522 1,035
Non Working 2,875 1,265 1,610

Nearby Villages to Palpal,

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

Village Population
Harada 910
Rugri 1,235
Nunya 1,648
Kadampur 1,316
Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj 1,444
Haramadih 579
Aharara 2,639
Bhelaidih 341
Gourangdi 101
Kalabani 828

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