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

Pijhati is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 302 families residing in the village Pijhati. The total population of Pijhati is 1,537 out of which 783 are males and 754 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pijhati is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pijhati village is 208 which is 14% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pijhati is 1,059 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Pijhati village.

Population
1,537
Families
302
Literacy
54.03%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pijhati is 54%. Thus Pijhati village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 65.69% and the female literacy rate is 41.73% in Pijhati village.

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

Pijhati Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 208 101 107
Literacy 54.03% 65.69% 41.73%
Scheduled Caste 207 106 101
Scheduled Tribe 843 425 418
Illiterate 819 335 484

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 54.8% of total population in Pijhati village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pijhati village out of total population, 711 were engaged in work activities. 29.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 711 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 208 172 36
Cultivators 33 31 2
Agriculture Labourer 22 16 6
Household Industries 31 22 9
Other Workers 122 103 19
Marginal Workers 503 246 257
Non Working 826 365 461

Nearby Villages to Pijhati,

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

Village Population
Piskapahari 682
Juri 1,410
Kantadi 1,845
Korang 2,191
Siridi 777
Khukhramura 1,529
Dhanara 1,280
Korarya 2,198
Patuara 2,890
Puara 3,900

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