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

Phasko is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 457 families residing in the village Phasko. The total population of Phasko is 2,458 out of which 1,244 are males and 1,214 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Phasko is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Phasko village is 508 which is 21% of the total population. There are 259 male children and 249 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Phasko is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Phasko village.

Population
2,458
Families
457
Literacy
48.21%
Sex Ratio
976

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Phasko is 48.2%. Thus Phasko village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 70.96% and the female literacy rate is 24.97% in Phasko village.

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

Phasko Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 508 259 249
Literacy 48.21% 70.96% 24.97%
Scheduled Caste 60 26 34
Scheduled Tribe 73 41 32
Illiterate 1,518 545 973

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3% of total population in Phasko village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Phasko village out of total population, 990 were engaged in work activities. 12.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 990 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 127 88 39
Cultivators 15 14 1
Agriculture Labourer 4 3 1
Household Industries 53 23 30
Other Workers 55 48 7
Marginal Workers 863 463 400
Non Working 1,468 693 775

Nearby Villages to Phasko,

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

Village Population
Rangamati 4,365
Kudagara 3,774
Tumba 1,679
Kanchanpur 667
Torang 1,148
Juradi 751
Jaratanr 1,062
Bamandiha 716
Briddhitanr Alias Bandih 535
Jhalda 2,958

Reference