Palpara Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Palpara is a village situated in Potashpur - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,740 families residing in the village Palpara. The total population of Palpara is 7,007 out of which 3,559 are males and 3,448 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palpara is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palpara village is 889 which is 13% of the total population. There are 447 male children and 442 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palpara is 989 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Palpara village.

Population
7,007
Families
1,740
Literacy
83.93%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palpara is 83.9%. Thus Palpara village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 89.4% and the female literacy rate is 78.28% in Palpara village.

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

Palpara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 889 447 442
Literacy 83.93% 89.4% 78.28%
Scheduled Caste 158 80 78
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 1,872 777 1,095

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Palpara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palpara village out of total population, 2,643 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 2,643 workers engaged in Main Work, 433 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 385 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,418 1,262 156
Cultivators 433 420 13
Agriculture Labourer 385 356 29
Household Industries 81 52 29
Other Workers 519 434 85
Marginal Workers 1,225 784 441
Non Working 4,364 1,513 2,851

Nearby Villages to Palpara,

Below are the list of villages near Palpara village in Potashpur - I.

Village Population
Ram Basan 633
Machhranka Nankar 637
Barui Pur 2,618
Sarbhum 120
Godai Bheri 708
Dhankar 2,667
Pal Para Bheri 1,327
Gopalband 506
Chistipur Bheri 1,094
Naki Basan 991

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