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

Pareshya is a village situated in Para block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 361 families residing in the village Pareshya. The total population of Pareshya is 2,186 out of which 1,132 are males and 1,054 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pareshya is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pareshya village is 282 which is 13% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pareshya is 730 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Pareshya village.

Population
2,186
Families
361
Literacy
73.58%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pareshya is 73.6%. Thus Pareshya village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 86.89% and the female literacy rate is 59.79% in Pareshya village.

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

Pareshya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 282 163 119
Literacy 73.58% 86.89% 59.79%
Scheduled Caste 543 282 261
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 785 290 495

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pareshya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pareshya village out of total population, 697 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 697 workers engaged in Main Work, 225 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 503 482 21
Cultivators 225 218 7
Agriculture Labourer 15 14 1
Household Industries 22 20 2
Other Workers 241 230 11
Marginal Workers 194 79 115
Non Working 1,489 571 918

Nearby Villages to Pareshya,

Below are the list of villages near Pareshya village in Para.

Village Population
Deuli 2,044
Anantapur 1,007
Shyampur 1,068
Dumardiha 965
Asurbandh 3,357
Bhatpahari 542
Udaypur 933
Sindurpur 590
Gahira 1,231
Pabra 1,478

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