Purrusottampur Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purrusottampur is a village situated in Sagar block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,467 families residing in the village Purrusottampur. The total population of Purrusottampur is 6,753 out of which 3,534 are males and 3,219 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purrusottampur is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purrusottampur village is 723 which is 11% of the total population. There are 373 male children and 350 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purrusottampur is 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Purrusottampur village.

Population
6,753
Families
1,467
Literacy
86.75%
Sex Ratio
911

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purrusottampur is 86.7%. Thus Purrusottampur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 92.76% and the female literacy rate is 80.13% in Purrusottampur village.

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

Purrusottampur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 723 373 350
Literacy 86.75% 92.76% 80.13%
Scheduled Caste 663 347 316
Scheduled Tribe 14 7 7
Illiterate 1,522 602 920

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Purrusottampur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purrusottampur village out of total population, 2,653 were engaged in work activities. 50.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,653 workers engaged in Main Work, 309 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 371 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,336 1,188 148
Cultivators 309 292 17
Agriculture Labourer 371 332 39
Household Industries 44 31 13
Other Workers 612 533 79
Marginal Workers 1,317 852 465
Non Working 4,100 1,494 2,606

Nearby Villages to Purrusottampur,

Below are the list of villages near Purrusottampur village in Sagar.

Village Population
Narayani Abad 3,311
Chemagari 6,564
Natendrapur 1,179
Sibpur 9,344
Gangasagar 10,340
Dhablat 6,778
Beguakhali 5,683
Kirtankhali 3,728
Mahishamari 2,890
Bishnupur 6,349

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