Purulda Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purulda is a village situated in Dantan - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 795 families residing in the village Purulda. The total population of Purulda is 3,586 out of which 1,864 are males and 1,722 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purulda is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purulda village is 365 which is 10% of the total population. There are 180 male children and 185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purulda is 1,028 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Purulda village.

Population
3,586
Families
795
Literacy
90.13%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purulda is 90.1%. Thus Purulda village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 94.6% and the female literacy rate is 85.23% in Purulda village.

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

Purulda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 365 180 185
Literacy 90.13% 94.6% 85.23%
Scheduled Caste 367 183 184
Scheduled Tribe 168 96 72
Illiterate 683 271 412

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.7% of total population in Purulda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purulda village out of total population, 1,533 were engaged in work activities. 13.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 86.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,533 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 211 175 36
Cultivators 36 33 3
Agriculture Labourer 8 8 0
Household Industries 18 15 3
Other Workers 149 119 30
Marginal Workers 1,322 934 388
Non Working 2,053 755 1,298

Nearby Villages to Purulda,

Below are the list of villages near Purulda village in Dantan - II.

Village Population
Kiyari 1,843
Gopalpur 343
Pipursai 973
Lalat 672
Ekarukhi 1,534
Bandh Rauta 400
Shiruchak 168
Narasinghapur 251
Chauraigram 1,636
Lalpur 1,244

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