Pursanda Population, Caste, Working Data Jamui, Bihar - Census 2011

Pursanda is a village situated in Islamnagar Aliganj block of Jamui district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 562 families residing in the village Pursanda. The total population of Pursanda is 3,301 out of which 1,739 are males and 1,562 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pursanda is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pursanda village is 582 which is 18% of the total population. There are 294 male children and 288 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pursanda is 980 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Pursanda village.

Population
3,301
Families
562
Literacy
51.12%
Sex Ratio
898

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pursanda is 51.1%. Thus Pursanda village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.8% of Jamui district. The male literacy rate is 63.32% and the female literacy rate is 37.28% in Pursanda village.

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

Pursanda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 582 294 288
Literacy 51.12% 63.32% 37.28%
Scheduled Caste 572 307 265
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,911 824 1,087

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pursanda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pursanda village out of total population, 1,450 were engaged in work activities. 55.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,450 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 652 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 806 632 174
Cultivators 77 69 8
Agriculture Labourer 652 512 140
Household Industries 11 5 6
Other Workers 66 46 20
Marginal Workers 644 259 385
Non Working 1,851 848 1,003

Nearby Villages to Pursanda,

Below are the list of villages near Pursanda village in Islamnagar Aliganj.

Village Population
Darkha 3,943
Sundar Badh 588
Aliganj 9,277
Bala Pursanda 1,820
Manpur 2,541
Kodwaria 3,104
Dhopdeoghat 198
Bhalwana 2,530
Risdih 1,478
Bigwa 251

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