Puraina Population, Caste, Working Data Siwan, Bihar - Census 2011

Puraina is a village situated in Barharia block of Siwan district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 452 families residing in the village Puraina. The total population of Puraina is 2,920 out of which 1,502 are males and 1,418 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puraina is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puraina village is 467 which is 16% of the total population. There are 250 male children and 217 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puraina is 868 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Puraina village.

Population
2,920
Families
452
Literacy
77.46%
Sex Ratio
944

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puraina is 77.5%. Thus Puraina village has higher literacy rate compared to 58% of Siwan district. The male literacy rate is 87.7% and the female literacy rate is 66.78% 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 467 250 217
Literacy 77.46% 87.7% 66.78%
Scheduled Caste 244 127 117
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,020 404 616

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, 624 were engaged in work activities. 63.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 624 workers engaged in Main Work, 240 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 399 379 20
Cultivators 240 235 5
Agriculture Labourer 83 77 6
Household Industries 10 8 2
Other Workers 66 59 7
Marginal Workers 225 209 16
Non Working 2,296 914 1,382

Nearby Villages to Puraina,

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

Village Population
Lala Hata 781
Chandan Chhapra 646
Babu Hata 683
Jiadi Tola 1,247
Gopalpur 638
Rampur 2,322
Gambhir Hata 325
Paltu Hata 1,244
Rudar Hata 720
Paintalis 137

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