Purulia Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purulia is a village situated in Manteswar block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 114 families residing in the village Purulia. The total population of Purulia is 486 out of which 245 are males and 241 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purulia is 984.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purulia village is 18 which is 4% of the total population. There are 9 male children and 9 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purulia is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (984) of Purulia village.

Population
486
Families
114
Literacy
79.91%
Sex Ratio
984

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purulia is 79.9%. Thus Purulia village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 87.29% and the female literacy rate is 72.41% in Purulia village.

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

Purulia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 18 9 9
Literacy 79.91% 87.29% 72.41%
Scheduled Caste 203 100 103
Scheduled Tribe 15 7 8
Illiterate 112 39 73

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Purulia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purulia village out of total population, 217 were engaged in work activities. 92.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 217 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 109 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 200 151 49
Cultivators 66 59 7
Agriculture Labourer 109 72 37
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 24 19 5
Marginal Workers 17 10 7
Non Working 269 84 185

Nearby Villages to Purulia,

Below are the list of villages near Purulia village in Manteswar.

Village Population
Kuljora 2,573
Sihigram 1,377
Khandra 1,919
Dhanya Kherur 1,297
Bamunia 832
Sonagachhi 814
Banpur 1,220
Dewani 3,593
Ganguria 1,089
Ashuri 658

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