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

Pukhuria is a village situated in Bhagawangola - II block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,349 families residing in the village Pukhuria. The total population of Pukhuria is 5,904 out of which 2,954 are males and 2,950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pukhuria is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pukhuria village is 976 which is 17% of the total population. There are 481 male children and 495 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pukhuria is 1,029 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Pukhuria village.

Population
5,904
Families
1,349
Literacy
60.78%
Sex Ratio
999

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pukhuria is 60.8%. Thus Pukhuria village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 59.04% and the female literacy rate is 62.53% 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 976 481 495
Literacy 60.78% 59.04% 62.53%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,909 1,494 1,415

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pukhuria village out of total population, 1,722 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,722 workers engaged in Main Work, 164 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 955 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,267 1,202 65
Cultivators 164 163 1
Agriculture Labourer 955 931 24
Household Industries 57 38 19
Other Workers 91 70 21
Marginal Workers 455 393 62
Non Working 4,182 1,359 2,823

Nearby Villages to Pukhuria,

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

Village Population
Benipur 5,167
Debaipur 2,794
Pirojpur 799
Purba Gobindapur 1,947
Kamari 3,660
Rajabati 640
Joyrampur 1,187
Harirampur 2,047
Giridharipur 140
Lahari 419

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