Pirganj Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Pirganj is a village situated in Purnia East block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 600 families residing in the village Pirganj. The total population of Pirganj is 2,847 out of which 1,464 are males and 1,383 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pirganj is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pirganj village is 590 which is 21% of the total population. There are 291 male children and 299 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pirganj is 1,027 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (945) of Pirganj village.

Population
2,847
Families
600
Literacy
38.33%
Sex Ratio
945

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pirganj is 38.3%. Thus Pirganj village has lower literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 43.48% and the female literacy rate is 32.75% in Pirganj village.

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

Pirganj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 590 291 299
Literacy 38.33% 43.48% 32.75%
Scheduled Caste 366 191 175
Scheduled Tribe 135 71 64
Illiterate 1,982 954 1,028

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.7% of total population in Pirganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pirganj village out of total population, 892 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 892 workers engaged in Main Work, 182 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 586 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 820 657 163
Cultivators 182 177 5
Agriculture Labourer 586 434 152
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 49 44 5
Marginal Workers 72 53 19
Non Working 1,955 754 1,201

Nearby Villages to Pirganj,

Below are the list of villages near Pirganj village in Purnia East.

Village Population
Arazi Pirganj 39
Biloria 2,251
Kavaia 6,430
Raziganj 6,361
Harda 2,854
Raipur Ranipatra 1,270
Dilia Hasanabad 973
Bahadurpur Khan Jahan 2,168
Mathia 1,985
Tharha Milik 4

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