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

Purushottampur is a village situated in Chinsurah - Magra block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 366 families residing in the village Purushottampur. The total population of Purushottampur is 1,543 out of which 776 are males and 767 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 988.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purushottampur village is 193 which is 13% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 1,193 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (988) of Purushottampur village.

Population
1,543
Families
366
Literacy
71.93%
Sex Ratio
988

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purushottampur is 71.9%. Thus Purushottampur village has lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 75.87% and the female literacy rate is 67.82% 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 193 88 105
Literacy 71.93% 75.87% 67.82%
Scheduled Caste 1,053 522 531
Scheduled Tribe 2 0 2
Illiterate 572 254 318

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 68.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Purushottampur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purushottampur village out of total population, 639 were engaged in work activities. 40.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 639 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 152 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 256 195 61
Cultivators 45 45 0
Agriculture Labourer 152 96 56
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 58 54 4
Marginal Workers 383 302 81
Non Working 904 279 625

Nearby Villages to Purushottampur,

Below are the list of villages near Purushottampur village in Chinsurah - Magra.

Village Population
Hediapota 395
Joypur 2,472
Bharatpur 1,106
Dadpur 364
Naksa 1,374
Demra 2,755
Rajarambati 1,359
Refaitpur 2,696
Kabirhati 129
Jatrasudi 1,411

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