Pukhuria Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Pukhuria is a village situated in Alipurduar - II block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 670 families residing in the village Pukhuria. The total population of Pukhuria is 2,908 out of which 1,525 are males and 1,383 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pukhuria is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pukhuria village is 412 which is 14% of the total population. There are 221 male children and 191 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pukhuria is 864 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Pukhuria village.

Population
2,908
Families
670
Literacy
66.95%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pukhuria is 66.9%. Thus Pukhuria village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 72.09% and the female literacy rate is 61.33% in Pukhuria village.

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

Pukhuria Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 412 221 191
Literacy 66.95% 72.09% 61.33%
Scheduled Caste 130 76 54
Scheduled Tribe 2,009 1,046 963
Illiterate 1,237 585 652

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 69.1% of total population in Pukhuria village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pukhuria village out of total population, 1,241 were engaged in work activities. 74.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,241 workers engaged in Main Work, 298 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 437 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 919 706 213
Cultivators 298 271 27
Agriculture Labourer 437 291 146
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 178 140 38
Marginal Workers 322 105 217
Non Working 1,667 714 953

Nearby Villages to Pukhuria,

Below are the list of villages near Pukhuria village in Alipurduar - II.

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