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

Silphor is a village situated in Jaipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 175 families residing in the village Silphor. The total population of Silphor is 948 out of which 491 are males and 457 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Silphor is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silphor village is 155 which is 16% of the total population. There are 78 male children and 77 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silphor is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Silphor village.

Population
948
Families
175
Literacy
48.55%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Silphor is 48.5%. Thus Silphor village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 63.68% and the female literacy rate is 32.11% in Silphor village.

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

Silphor Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 155 78 77
Literacy 48.55% 63.68% 32.11%
Scheduled Caste 274 144 130
Scheduled Tribe 24 9 15
Illiterate 563 228 335

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Silphor village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Silphor village out of total population, 345 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 345 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 268 213 55
Cultivators 90 88 2
Household Industries 7 2 5
Other Workers 171 123 48
Marginal Workers 77 30 47
Non Working 603 248 355

Nearby Villages to Silphor,

Below are the list of villages near Silphor village in Jaipur.

Village Population
Durama 686
Bangora 901
Balibhasa 743
Selani 834
Bhelaidi 514
Ratnadi 362
Bhaddi 1,711
Kokiara 988
Rahardaga 1,203
Baragram 2,811

Reference