Puraina Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchim Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Puraina is a village situated in Sikta block of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,807 families residing in the village Puraina. The total population of Puraina is 10,232 out of which 5,457 are males and 4,775 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puraina is 875.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puraina village is 2290 which is 22% of the total population. There are 1177 male children and 1113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puraina is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (875) of Puraina village.

Population
10,232
Families
1,807
Literacy
47.29%
Sex Ratio
875

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puraina is 47.3%. Thus Puraina village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Pashchim Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 56.24% and the female literacy rate is 36.84% in Puraina village.

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

Puraina Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,290 1,177 1,113
Literacy 47.29% 56.24% 36.84%
Scheduled Caste 857 457 400
Scheduled Tribe 5 3 2
Illiterate 6,476 3,050 3,426

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Puraina village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puraina village out of total population, 4,305 were engaged in work activities. 43.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,305 workers engaged in Main Work, 390 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,320 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,861 1,692 169
Cultivators 390 362 28
Agriculture Labourer 1,320 1,192 128
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 145 132 13
Marginal Workers 2,444 1,169 1,275
Non Working 5,927 2,596 3,331

Nearby Villages to Puraina,

Below are the list of villages near Puraina village in Sikta.

Village Population
Sonbarsa 2,454
Patkhaulia 1,497
Jagarnathpur 3,631
Mainpur 1,698
Siswania 211
Luathaha 774
Sundargawn 3,393
Sargatia 12,060
Nonia Tola 1,831
Bahuarwa 830

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