Uchal Pukhari Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Uchal Pukhari is a village situated in Mekliganj block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,140 families residing in the village Uchal Pukhari. The total population of Uchal Pukhari is 12,858 out of which 6,669 are males and 6,189 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uchal Pukhari is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uchal Pukhari village is 1791 which is 14% of the total population. There are 953 male children and 838 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uchal Pukhari is 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (928) of Uchal Pukhari village.

Population
12,858
Families
3,140
Literacy
72.62%
Sex Ratio
928

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uchal Pukhari is 72.6%. Thus Uchal Pukhari village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 80.37% and the female literacy rate is 64.34% in Uchal Pukhari village.

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

Uchal Pukhari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,791 953 838
Literacy 72.62% 80.37% 64.34%
Scheduled Caste 10,583 5,460 5,123
Scheduled Tribe 212 109 103
Illiterate 4,821 2,075 2,746

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 82.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Uchal Pukhari village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Uchal Pukhari village out of total population, 5,935 were engaged in work activities. 69.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,935 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,336 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,146 3,413 733
Cultivators 2,336 2,106 230
Agriculture Labourer 1,220 805 415
Household Industries 70 55 15
Other Workers 520 447 73
Marginal Workers 1,789 454 1,335
Non Working 6,923 2,802 4,121

Nearby Villages to Uchal Pukhari,

Below are the list of villages near Uchal Pukhari village in Mekliganj.

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