Purana Population, Caste, Working Data Cuttack, Odisha - Census 2011
Purana is a village situated in Salepur block of Cuttack district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 298 families residing in the village Purana. The total population of Purana is 1,241 out of which 645 are males and 596 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purana is 924.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purana village is 115 which is 9% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 52 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purana is 825 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Purana village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purana is 88.5%. Thus Purana village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.6% of Cuttack district. The male literacy rate is 95.7% and the female literacy rate is 80.7% in Purana village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purana village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Purana Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purana village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 115 | 63 | 52 |
| Literacy | 88.45% | 95.7% | 80.7% |
| Scheduled Caste | 212 | 107 | 105 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 245 | 88 | 157 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Purana village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Purana village out of total population, 566 were engaged in work activities. 86.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 566 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 489 | 363 | 126 |
| Cultivators | 102 | 101 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 337 | 224 | 113 |
| Marginal Workers | 77 | 23 | 54 |
| Non Working | 675 | 259 | 416 |
Nearby Villages to Purana,
Below are the list of villages near Purana village in Salepur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ramakrushnapur | 1,043 |
| Balabhadrapur | 1,424 |
| Hirapur | 857 |
| Mahana | 995 |
| Balisamala-1 | 542 |
| Sankarapur | 2,069 |
| Patana | 1,018 |
| Basudeipur | 947 |
| Balisamala-2 | 577 |
| Karimabad | 78 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purana, Cuttack, Odisha - Wikipedia