Para Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Para is a village situated in Para block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,761 families residing in the village Para. The total population of Para is 9,697 out of which 5,031 are males and 4,666 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Para is 927.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Para village is 1158 which is 12% of the total population. There are 583 male children and 575 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Para is 986 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Para village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Para is 63.9%. Thus Para village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 75.34% and the female literacy rate is 51.38% in Para village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Para village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Para Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Para village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,158 | 583 | 575 |
| Literacy | 63.86% | 75.34% | 51.38% |
| Scheduled Caste | 5,194 | 2,684 | 2,510 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 4,244 | 1,680 | 2,564 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Para village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Para village out of total population, 3,499 were engaged in work activities. 43.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,499 workers engaged in Main Work, 253 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 226 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,527 | 1,394 | 133 |
| Cultivators | 253 | 245 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 226 | 206 | 20 |
| Household Industries | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 1,036 | 933 | 103 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,972 | 1,222 | 750 |
| Non Working | 6,198 | 2,415 | 3,783 |
Nearby Villages to Para,
Below are the list of villages near Para village in Para.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Para, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia