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

Podlara is a village situated in Purulia - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 428 families residing in the village Podlara. The total population of Podlara is 2,594 out of which 1,358 are males and 1,236 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Podlara is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Podlara village is 434 which is 17% of the total population. There are 227 male children and 207 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Podlara is 912 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Podlara village.

Population
2,594
Families
428
Literacy
61.71%
Sex Ratio
910

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Podlara is 61.7%. Thus Podlara village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 77.45% and the female literacy rate is 44.41% in Podlara village.

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

Podlara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 434 227 207
Literacy 61.71% 77.45% 44.41%
Scheduled Caste 1,061 548 513
Scheduled Tribe 10 7 3
Illiterate 1,261 482 779

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Podlara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Podlara village out of total population, 1,121 were engaged in work activities. 45.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,121 workers engaged in Main Work, 139 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 509 461 48
Cultivators 139 131 8
Agriculture Labourer 9 7 2
Household Industries 32 18 14
Other Workers 329 305 24
Marginal Workers 612 247 365
Non Working 1,473 650 823

Nearby Villages to Podlara,

Below are the list of villages near Podlara village in Purulia - II.

Village Population
Dakhinbahal 1,109
Chharra 6,131
Bandhgar 1,543
Jahajpur 748
Amjora 393
Biltora 1,142
Chepri 1,489
Baghudi 17
Mamurjor 1,495
Arita 2,216

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