Purgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Gondiya, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Purgaon is a village situated in Goregaon taluka of Gondiya district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 501 families residing in the village Purgaon. The total population of Purgaon is 2,111 out of which 1,034 are males and 1,077 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purgaon is 1,042.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purgaon village is 207 which is 10% of the total population. There are 93 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purgaon is 1,226 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,042) of Purgaon village.

Population
2,111
Families
501
Literacy
85.14%
Sex Ratio
1,042

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purgaon is 85.1%. Thus Purgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 75.9% of Gondiya district. The male literacy rate is 93.52% and the female literacy rate is 76.95% in Purgaon village.

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

Purgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 207 93 114
Literacy 85.14% 93.52% 76.95%
Scheduled Caste 343 163 180
Scheduled Tribe 176 85 91
Illiterate 490 154 336

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.3% of total population in Purgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purgaon village out of total population, 911 were engaged in work activities. 71.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 911 workers engaged in Main Work, 226 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 250 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 649 466 183
Cultivators 226 178 48
Agriculture Labourer 250 178 72
Household Industries 47 9 38
Other Workers 126 101 25
Marginal Workers 262 116 146
Non Working 1,200 452 748

Nearby Villages to Purgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Purgaon village in Goregaon.

Village Population
Chichgaon 1,099
Silegaon 1,508
Chichgaontola 1,007
Bagholi 954
Dongarutola 687
Sukhapur 805
Borgaon 1,696
Nawargaon 270
Sonegaon 1,382
Bagadbandh 520

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