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

Pukuritola is a village situated in Alipurduar - I block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,227 families residing in the village Pukuritola. The total population of Pukuritola is 5,163 out of which 2,706 are males and 2,457 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pukuritola is 908.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pukuritola village is 598 which is 12% of the total population. There are 300 male children and 298 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pukuritola is 993 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908) of Pukuritola village.

Population
5,163
Families
1,227
Literacy
75.18%
Sex Ratio
908

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pukuritola is 75.2%. Thus Pukuritola village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 80.09% and the female literacy rate is 69.71% in Pukuritola village.

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

Pukuritola Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 598 300 298
Literacy 75.18% 80.09% 69.71%
Scheduled Caste 3,546 1,858 1,688
Scheduled Tribe 473 253 220
Illiterate 1,731 779 952

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.2% of total population in Pukuritola village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pukuritola village out of total population, 2,135 were engaged in work activities. 76.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,135 workers engaged in Main Work, 401 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 718 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,631 1,438 193
Cultivators 401 394 7
Agriculture Labourer 718 590 128
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 509 453 56
Marginal Workers 504 123 381
Non Working 3,028 1,145 1,883

Nearby Villages to Pukuritola,

Below are the list of villages near Pukuritola village in Alipurduar - I.

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