Purkhawas Population, Caste, Working Data Jodhpur, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Purkhawas is a village situated in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 187 families residing in the village Purkhawas. The total population of Purkhawas is 1,242 out of which 624 are males and 618 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purkhawas is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purkhawas village is 253 which is 20% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purkhawas is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (990) of Purkhawas village.

Population
1,242
Families
187
Literacy
56.32%
Sex Ratio
990

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purkhawas is 56.3%. Thus Purkhawas village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.1% of Jodhpur district. The male literacy rate is 71.54% and the female literacy rate is 40.82% in Purkhawas village.

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

Purkhawas Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 253 125 128
Literacy 56.32% 71.54% 40.82%
Scheduled Caste 252 130 122
Scheduled Tribe 324 158 166
Illiterate 685 267 418

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.1% of total population in Purkhawas village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purkhawas village out of total population, 657 were engaged in work activities. 53.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 657 workers engaged in Main Work, 232 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 12 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 349 327 22
Cultivators 232 226 6
Agriculture Labourer 12 11 1
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 100 85 15
Marginal Workers 308 29 279
Non Working 585 268 317

Nearby Villages to Purkhawas,

Below are the list of villages near Purkhawas village in Luni.

Village Population
Chicharli 1,844
Priyaron Ki Dhani 1,080
Sawan Nagar 147
Modathali 402
Hingola 725
Jogiyasani 137
Chirai Nagar 658
Beota 472
Rana Nagar 945
Khatawas 2,181

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