Pirkasur Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Pirkasur is a village situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 151 families residing in the village Pirkasur. The total population of Pirkasur is 639 out of which 321 are males and 318 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pirkasur is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pirkasur village is 61 which is 10% of the total population. There are 30 male children and 31 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pirkasur is 1,033 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Pirkasur village.

Population
639
Families
151
Literacy
63.67%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pirkasur is 63.7%. Thus Pirkasur village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 71.13% and the female literacy rate is 56.1% in Pirkasur village.

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

Pirkasur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 61 30 31
Literacy 63.67% 71.13% 56.1%
Scheduled Caste 448 220 228
Scheduled Tribe 135 68 67
Illiterate 271 114 157

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 70.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.1% of total population in Pirkasur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pirkasur village out of total population, 191 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 191 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 162 152 10
Cultivators 50 47 3
Agriculture Labourer 40 38 2
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 70 65 5
Marginal Workers 29 22 7
Non Working 448 147 301

Nearby Villages to Pirkasur,

Below are the list of villages near Pirkasur village in Raiganj.

Village Population
Noabari 616
Khadimpur 1,091
Kasba Mahasho 4,368
Kamalabari 1,983
Dangapara 832
Ganeshpur 516
Mirual 1,032
Barabarua 6,198
Mahespur 1,485
Shushihar 1,779

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