Kuruwa Population, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Kuruwa is a village situated in Surajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 831 families residing in the village Kuruwa. The total population of Kuruwa is 3,754 out of which 1,906 are males and 1,848 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kuruwa is 970.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kuruwa village is 613 which is 16% of the total population. There are 319 male children and 294 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kuruwa is 922 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Kuruwa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kuruwa is 53.6%. Thus Kuruwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 64.52% and the female literacy rate is 42.54% in Kuruwa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kuruwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kuruwa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kuruwa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 613 | 319 | 294 |
| Literacy | 53.65% | 64.52% | 42.54% |
| Scheduled Caste | 342 | 179 | 163 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,609 | 811 | 798 |
| Illiterate | 2,069 | 882 | 1,187 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 42.9% of total population in Kuruwa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kuruwa village out of total population, 1,985 were engaged in work activities. 37.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,985 workers engaged in Main Work, 355 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 214 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 736 | 569 | 167 |
| Cultivators | 355 | 287 | 68 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 214 | 141 | 73 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 166 | 140 | 26 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,249 | 498 | 751 |
| Non Working | 1,769 | 839 | 930 |
Nearby Villages to Kuruwa,
Below are the list of villages near Kuruwa village in Surajpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Keshawnagar | 3,719 |
| Dedari | 2,105 |
| Satpata | 3,908 |
| Sapkara | 1,748 |
| Gorakhnathpur | 719 |
| Salka | 2,538 |
| Kunjnagar | 4,118 |
| Bharatpur | 719 |
| Jainagar | 4,283 |
| Mani | 1,167 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kuruwa, Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia