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

Purusottampur is a village situated in Jaypur block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 175 families residing in the village Purusottampur. The total population of Purusottampur is 852 out of which 434 are males and 418 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purusottampur is 963.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purusottampur village is 112 which is 13% of the total population. There are 47 male children and 65 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purusottampur is 1,383 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (963) of Purusottampur village.

Population
852
Families
175
Literacy
83.38%
Sex Ratio
963

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purusottampur is 83.4%. Thus Purusottampur village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 88.37% and the female literacy rate is 77.9% in Purusottampur village.

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

Purusottampur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 112 47 65
Literacy 83.38% 88.37% 77.9%
Scheduled Caste 238 117 121
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 235 92 143

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Purusottampur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purusottampur village out of total population, 267 were engaged in work activities. 63.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 267 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 169 165 4
Cultivators 25 25 0
Agriculture Labourer 37 37 0
Household Industries 13 13 0
Other Workers 94 90 4
Marginal Workers 98 68 30
Non Working 585 201 384

Nearby Villages to Purusottampur,

Below are the list of villages near Purusottampur village in Jaypur.

Village Population
Sadhuadal 559
Banna 941
Lokpur 685
Chhatra Ara 954
Parashe 461
Jamshola 458
Bhabanipur 78
Haldu 542
Birampur 291
Ramchandrapur 508

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