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

Purushottampur is a village situated in Raninagar - I block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,651 families residing in the village Purushottampur. The total population of Purushottampur is 6,880 out of which 3,481 are males and 3,399 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purushottampur village is 1146 which is 17% of the total population. There are 596 male children and 550 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 923 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Purushottampur village.

Population
6,880
Families
1,651
Literacy
63.34%
Sex Ratio
976

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purushottampur is 63.3%. Thus Purushottampur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 62.5% and the female literacy rate is 64.2% 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 1,146 596 550
Literacy 63.34% 62.5% 64.2%
Scheduled Caste 82 40 42
Scheduled Tribe 3 3 0
Illiterate 3,248 1,678 1,570

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Purushottampur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purushottampur village out of total population, 2,196 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,196 workers engaged in Main Work, 224 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,193 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,716 1,622 94
Cultivators 224 219 5
Agriculture Labourer 1,193 1,160 33
Household Industries 53 33 20
Other Workers 246 210 36
Marginal Workers 480 328 152
Non Working 4,684 1,531 3,153

Nearby Villages to Purushottampur,

Below are the list of villages near Purushottampur village in Raninagar - I.

Village Population
Hursi 4,315
Bota 1,035
Arazi Kanaipur 292
Melanpur 278
Begampur 1,313
Durgapur 4,101
Daulatpur 5,931
Pratappur 6,702
Lochanpur 8,067
Purandarpur 2,155

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