Purai Population, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Purai is a village situated in Durg tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 828 families residing in the village Purai. The total population of Purai is 4,064 out of which 2,036 are males and 2,028 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purai is 996.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purai village is 548 which is 13% of the total population. There are 271 male children and 277 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purai is 1,022 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Purai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purai is 81.9%. Thus Purai village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 89.46% and the female literacy rate is 74.19% in Purai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Purai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 548 | 271 | 277 |
| Literacy | 81.85% | 89.46% | 74.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 462 | 231 | 231 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 25 | 16 | 9 |
| Illiterate | 1,186 | 457 | 729 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Purai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Purai village out of total population, 1,623 were engaged in work activities. 63.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,623 workers engaged in Main Work, 158 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 226 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,031 | 895 | 136 |
| Cultivators | 158 | 132 | 26 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 226 | 165 | 61 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 640 | 593 | 47 |
| Marginal Workers | 592 | 220 | 372 |
| Non Working | 2,441 | 921 | 1,520 |
Nearby Villages to Purai,
Below are the list of villages near Purai village in Durg.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purai, Durg, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia