Pukurgachhi Population, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011

Pukurgachhi is a village situated in Krishnagar - I block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 870 families residing in the village Pukurgachhi. The total population of Pukurgachhi is 3,728 out of which 1,942 are males and 1,786 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pukurgachhi is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pukurgachhi village is 371 which is 10% of the total population. There are 181 male children and 190 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pukurgachhi is 1,050 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Pukurgachhi village.

Population
3,728
Families
870
Literacy
61.33%
Sex Ratio
920

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pukurgachhi is 61.3%. Thus Pukurgachhi village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 66.95% and the female literacy rate is 55.14% in Pukurgachhi village.

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

Pukurgachhi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 371 181 190
Literacy 61.33% 66.95% 55.14%
Scheduled Caste 1,874 987 887
Scheduled Tribe 871 450 421
Illiterate 1,669 763 906

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Pukurgachhi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pukurgachhi village out of total population, 1,160 were engaged in work activities. 75.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,160 workers engaged in Main Work, 166 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 554 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 876 813 63
Cultivators 166 164 2
Agriculture Labourer 554 523 31
Household Industries 9 3 6
Other Workers 147 123 24
Marginal Workers 284 253 31
Non Working 2,568 876 1,692

Nearby Villages to Pukurgachhi,

Below are the list of villages near Pukurgachhi village in Krishnagar - I.

Village Population
Bhimpur 8,057
Chandpur 1,771
Joginidaha 899
Gobindapur 746
Muragachha 1,438
Rampur 1,691
Adapota 1,095
Damodarkhali 2,949
Digri 1,339
Andulpota 1,228

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