Popai Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Popai is a village situated in Polba - Dadpur block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 402 families residing in the village Popai. The total population of Popai is 1,846 out of which 972 are males and 874 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Popai is 899.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Popai village is 219 which is 12% of the total population. There are 115 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Popai is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (899) of Popai village.

Population
1,846
Families
402
Literacy
67.55%
Sex Ratio
899

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Popai is 67.5%. Thus Popai village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 73.16% and the female literacy rate is 61.3% in Popai village.

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

Popai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 219 115 104
Literacy 67.55% 73.16% 61.3%
Scheduled Caste 745 383 362
Scheduled Tribe 315 162 153
Illiterate 747 345 402

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.1% of total population in Popai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Popai village out of total population, 860 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 860 workers engaged in Main Work, 138 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 484 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 767 563 204
Cultivators 138 130 8
Agriculture Labourer 484 314 170
Household Industries 32 28 4
Other Workers 113 91 22
Marginal Workers 93 59 34
Non Working 986 350 636

Nearby Villages to Popai,

Below are the list of villages near Popai village in Polba - Dadpur.

Village Population
Talchinan-Sanihati 4,801
Mirkhila 1,694
Bali Kukhari 1,515
Aima Samsara 871
Hadilpur 880
Keshabpur 643
Ichhpur 479
Chaupala 719
Derui 730
Dhanijpur 278

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