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

Purushottampur is a village situated in Daspur - I block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 295 families residing in the village Purushottampur. The total population of Purushottampur is 1,471 out of which 752 are males and 719 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purushottampur village is 163 which is 11% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 77 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 895 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Purushottampur village.

Population
1,471
Families
295
Literacy
93.73%
Sex Ratio
956

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purushottampur is 93.7%. Thus Purushottampur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 96.55% and the female literacy rate is 90.81% 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 163 86 77
Literacy 93.73% 96.55% 90.81%
Scheduled Caste 360 182 178
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 245 109 136

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.5% 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, 536 were engaged in work activities. 94% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 536 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 115 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 504 448 56
Cultivators 103 87 16
Agriculture Labourer 115 98 17
Household Industries 29 28 1
Other Workers 257 235 22
Marginal Workers 32 12 20
Non Working 935 292 643

Nearby Villages to Purushottampur,

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

Village Population
Dihi Baliharpur 867
Daspur 3,667
Baidyapur 974
Mamudpur 3,624
Beliaghata 2,196
Barasimulia 1,873
Laoda 1,328
Basubebpur 3,160
Nunyagoda 808
Baikunthapur 1,292

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