Purba Barachouki Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purba Barachouki is a village situated in Alipurduar - II block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 531 families residing in the village Purba Barachouki. The total population of Purba Barachouki is 2,118 out of which 1,093 are males and 1,025 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purba Barachouki is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Barachouki village is 260 which is 12% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Barachouki is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Purba Barachouki village.

Population
2,118
Families
531
Literacy
74.76%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purba Barachouki is 74.8%. Thus Purba Barachouki village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 82.08% and the female literacy rate is 67.04% in Purba Barachouki village.

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

Purba Barachouki Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 260 139 121
Literacy 74.76% 82.08% 67.04%
Scheduled Caste 623 310 313
Scheduled Tribe 30 18 12
Illiterate 729 310 419

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Purba Barachouki village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purba Barachouki village out of total population, 899 were engaged in work activities. 61.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 899 workers engaged in Main Work, 135 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 553 507 46
Cultivators 135 134 1
Agriculture Labourer 220 186 34
Household Industries 10 9 1
Other Workers 188 178 10
Marginal Workers 346 150 196
Non Working 1,219 436 783

Nearby Villages to Purba Barachouki,

Below are the list of villages near Purba Barachouki village in Alipurduar - II.

Village Population
Paschim Barachouki 4,566
Boragari 2,736
Chalnipak 3,108
Bhatibari 2,642
Chandijhar 4,615
Karjjipara 3,149
Bhelukdabri 3,161
Bindipara 1,040
Uttar Majherdabri 2,558
Karipara 861

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