Pusti Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Pusti is a village situated in Jhalda - I block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 502 families residing in the village Pusti. The total population of Pusti is 2,374 out of which 1,213 are males and 1,161 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pusti is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pusti village is 369 which is 16% of the total population. There are 197 male children and 172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pusti is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Pusti village.

Population
2,374
Families
502
Literacy
64.59%
Sex Ratio
957

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pusti is 64.6%. Thus Pusti village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 79.33% and the female literacy rate is 49.44% in Pusti village.

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

Pusti Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 369 197 172
Literacy 64.59% 79.33% 49.44%
Scheduled Caste 100 48 52
Scheduled Tribe 21 10 11
Illiterate 1,079 407 672

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Pusti village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pusti village out of total population, 892 were engaged in work activities. 44.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 892 workers engaged in Main Work, 327 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 398 360 38
Cultivators 327 306 21
Agriculture Labourer 13 2 11
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 57 51 6
Marginal Workers 494 239 255
Non Working 1,482 614 868

Nearby Villages to Pusti,

Below are the list of villages near Pusti village in Jhalda - I.

Village Population
Bhusudi 239
Kudlum 1,662
Bhakuyadi 1,135
Patradi 710
Hepad 1,315
Dulmi 1,317
Nayadi Alias Koradi 1,168
Durgu 853
Torang 620
Hesla 2,130

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