Turturi Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Turturi is a village situated in Alipurduar - II block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 474 families residing in the village Turturi. The total population of Turturi is 2,057 out of which 1,065 are males and 992 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turturi is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turturi village is 272 which is 13% of the total population. There are 145 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turturi is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Turturi village.

Population
2,057
Families
474
Literacy
66.33%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turturi is 66.3%. Thus Turturi village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 72.93% and the female literacy rate is 59.31% in Turturi village.

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

Turturi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 272 145 127
Literacy 66.33% 72.93% 59.31%
Scheduled Caste 773 405 368
Scheduled Tribe 1,041 535 506
Illiterate 873 394 479

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 50.6% of total population in Turturi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Turturi village out of total population, 904 were engaged in work activities. 46.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 904 workers engaged in Main Work, 122 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 137 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 417 363 54
Cultivators 122 119 3
Agriculture Labourer 137 113 24
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 144 120 24
Marginal Workers 487 267 220
Non Working 1,153 435 718

Nearby Villages to Turturi,

Below are the list of villages near Turturi village in Alipurduar - II.

Village Population
Nurpur 1,860
Dhalajhora 2,136
Damsibad 2,437
Uttar Rampur 833
Simlabari 881
Loknathpur 3,672
Panbari 1,063
Dhaola Jhora Tea Garden 3,397
Dangi 1,610
Uttar Chakirbas 40

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