Purushottampur Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purushottampur is a village situated in Indpur block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 240 families residing in the village Purushottampur. The total population of Purushottampur is 1,171 out of which 597 are males and 574 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purushottampur village is 159 which is 14% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 849 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Purushottampur village.

Population
1,171
Families
240
Literacy
59.19%
Sex Ratio
961

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purushottampur is 59.2%. Thus Purushottampur village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 75.73% and the female literacy rate is 42.32% in Purushottampur village.

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

Purushottampur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 159 86 73
Literacy 59.19% 75.73% 42.32%
Scheduled Caste 952 484 468
Scheduled Tribe 24 14 10
Illiterate 572 210 362

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 81.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Purushottampur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purushottampur village out of total population, 377 were engaged in work activities. 92.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 377 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 184 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 350 308 42
Cultivators 130 125 5
Agriculture Labourer 184 153 31
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 32 26 6
Marginal Workers 27 16 11
Non Working 794 273 521

Nearby Villages to Purushottampur,

Below are the list of villages near Purushottampur village in Indpur.

Village Population
Nuniabad 320
Maheshpur 1,098
Deul Bhira 415
Dhobagere 181
Bajora 388
Bagdiha 1,403
Gokulnagar 921
Niamatpur 1,290
Damodarpur 355
Krishnanagar 336

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