Tunta Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Tunta is a village situated in Jaipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 161 families residing in the village Tunta. The total population of Tunta is 906 out of which 470 are males and 436 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tunta is 928.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tunta village is 155 which is 17% of the total population. There are 80 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tunta is 938 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (928) of Tunta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tunta is 53%. Thus Tunta village has a lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 67.18% and the female literacy rate is 37.67% in Tunta village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tunta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tunta Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tunta village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 155 | 80 | 75 |
| Literacy | 53% | 67.18% | 37.67% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 57 | 30 | 27 |
| Illiterate | 508 | 208 | 300 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.3% of total population in Tunta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tunta village out of total population, 367 were engaged in work activities. 59.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 367 workers engaged in Main Work, 146 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 220 | 139 | 81 |
| Cultivators | 146 | 101 | 45 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 44 | 27 | 17 |
| Household Industries | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 147 | 118 | 29 |
| Non Working | 539 | 213 | 326 |
Map of Tunta, Puruliya, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Tunta, Jaipur
Below are the list of villages near Tunta village in Jaipur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhabani | 937 |
| Chitahi | 659 |
| Mirdi | 691 |
| Ghaghri | 180 |
| Shyampur | 1,061 |
| Kulara | 1,008 |
| Amdih | 102 |
| Srirampur | 3,554 |
| Litiadih | 170 |
| Jahajpur | 1,093 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tunta, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia