Nekre Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Nekre is a village situated in Balarampur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 256 families residing in the village Nekre. The total population of Nekre is 1,297 out of which 661 are males and 636 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nekre is 962.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nekre village is 183 which is 14% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nekre is 830 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Nekre village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nekre is 59%. Thus Nekre village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 72.37% and the female literacy rate is 45.39% in Nekre village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nekre village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Nekre Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nekre village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 183 | 100 | 83 |
| Literacy | 58.98% | 72.37% | 45.39% |
| Scheduled Caste | 467 | 236 | 231 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 60 | 29 | 31 |
| Illiterate | 640 | 255 | 385 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.6% of total population in Nekre village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Nekre village out of total population, 579 were engaged in work activities. 39.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 579 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 231 | 186 | 45 |
| Cultivators | 60 | 55 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 31 | 15 | 16 |
| Other Workers | 125 | 106 | 19 |
| Marginal Workers | 348 | 150 | 198 |
| Non Working | 718 | 325 | 393 |
Nearby Villages to Nekre,
Below are the list of villages near Nekre village in Balarampur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Nekre, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia