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

Upargugui is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 534 families residing in the village Upargugui. The total population of Upargugui is 2,656 out of which 1,364 are males and 1,292 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upargugui is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upargugui village is 439 which is 17% of the total population. There are 227 male children and 212 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upargugui is 934 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Upargugui village.

Population
2,656
Families
534
Literacy
55.62%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upargugui is 55.6%. Thus Upargugui village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 71.59% and the female literacy rate is 38.8% in Upargugui village.

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

Upargugui Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 439 227 212
Literacy 55.62% 71.59% 38.8%
Scheduled Caste 276 149 127
Scheduled Tribe 982 513 469
Illiterate 1,423 550 873

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 37% of total population in Upargugui village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Upargugui village out of total population, 1,410 were engaged in work activities. 35.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,410 workers engaged in Main Work, 198 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 496 363 133
Cultivators 198 142 56
Agriculture Labourer 141 97 44
Household Industries 28 24 4
Other Workers 129 100 29
Marginal Workers 914 409 505
Non Working 1,246 592 654

Nearby Villages to Upargugui,

Below are the list of villages near Upargugui village in Arsha.

Village Population
Uparjari 3,489
Bamni 225
Kenda 707
Ghatiali 329
Kishanpur 338
Kanriyardih 118
Tari 918
Parsiya 215
Balarampur 137
Sitarampur 310

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