Pukharia Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Pukharia is a village situated in Jhargram block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 236 families residing in the village Pukharia. The total population of Pukharia is 958 out of which 485 are males and 473 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pukharia is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pukharia village is 114 which is 12% of the total population. There are 61 male children and 53 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pukharia is 869 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Pukharia village.

Population
958
Families
236
Literacy
71.68%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pukharia is 71.7%. Thus Pukharia village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 82.08% and the female literacy rate is 61.19% in Pukharia village.

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

Pukharia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 114 61 53
Literacy 71.68% 82.08% 61.19%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 304 149 155
Illiterate 353 137 216

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31.7% of total population in Pukharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pukharia village out of total population, 306 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 306 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 171 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 275 250 25
Cultivators 60 60 0
Agriculture Labourer 171 151 20
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 43 38 5
Marginal Workers 31 18 13
Non Working 652 217 435

Nearby Villages to Pukharia,

Below are the list of villages near Pukharia village in Jhargram.

Village Population
Simul Danga 146
Rajpara 338
Bahara Soli 62
Kashia 352
Pathar Chakri 308
Dharampur 177
Soro 225
Khas Jangal 197
Andhari Sol 517
Dubrajpur 454

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