Upper Puksora Population, Caste, Working Data West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya - Census 2011

Upper Puksora is a village situated in Ranikor block of West Khasi Hills district in Meghalaya. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 56 families residing in the village Upper Puksora. The total population of Upper Puksora is 329 out of which 179 are males and 150 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upper Puksora is 838.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upper Puksora village is 88 which is 27% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upper Puksora is 692 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (838) of Upper Puksora village.

Population
329
Families
56
Literacy
71.37%
Sex Ratio
838

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upper Puksora is 71.4%. Thus Upper Puksora village has higher literacy rate compared to 60.2% of West Khasi Hills district. The male literacy rate is 75.59% and the female literacy rate is 66.67% in Upper Puksora village.

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

Upper Puksora Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 88 52 36
Literacy 71.37% 75.59% 66.67%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 327 178 149
Illiterate 157 83 74

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.4% of total population in Upper Puksora village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Upper Puksora village out of total population, 155 were engaged in work activities. 44.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 155 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 69 58 11
Cultivators 3 3 0
Agriculture Labourer 28 26 2
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 36 28 8
Marginal Workers 86 24 62
Non Working 174 97 77

Nearby Villages to Upper Puksora,

Below are the list of villages near Upper Puksora village in Ranikor.

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