Purain Population, Caste, Working Data Supaul, Bihar - Census 2011
Purain is a village situated in Supaul block of Supaul district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 167 families residing in the village Purain. The total population of Purain is 918 out of which 488 are males and 430 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purain is 881.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purain village is 151 which is 16% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purain is 776 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (881) of Purain village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purain is 65.1%. Thus Purain village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.4% of Supaul district. The male literacy rate is 76.43% and the female literacy rate is 52.47% in Purain village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purain village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Purain Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purain village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 151 | 85 | 66 |
| Literacy | 65.06% | 76.43% | 52.47% |
| Scheduled Caste | 37 | 27 | 10 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 419 | 180 | 239 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Purain village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Purain village out of total population, 378 were engaged in work activities. 51.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 378 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 195 | 179 | 16 |
| Cultivators | 107 | 103 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 76 | 67 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 10 | 7 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 183 | 73 | 110 |
| Non Working | 540 | 236 | 304 |
Nearby Villages to Purain,
Below are the list of villages near Purain village in Supaul.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kalapatti | 497 |
| Rampur | 2,177 |
| Sihe | 2,299 |
| Nemua | 3,703 |
| Bakaur | 3,707 |
| Lalchandpur | 843 |
| Bijalpur | 2,200 |
| Ramdat patti | 5,514 |
| Parsauni | 2,164 |
| Maheshpur | 2,908 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purain, Supaul, Bihar - Wikipedia