Puranda Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Puranda is a village situated in Egra - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 542 families residing in the village Puranda. The total population of Puranda is 2,535 out of which 1,303 are males and 1,232 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puranda is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puranda village is 253 which is 10% of the total population. There are 123 male children and 130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puranda is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Puranda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puranda is 81.5%. Thus Puranda village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 89.83% and the female literacy rate is 72.5% in Puranda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Puranda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Puranda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Puranda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 253 | 123 | 130 |
| Literacy | 81.46% | 89.83% | 72.5% |
| Scheduled Caste | 361 | 198 | 163 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Illiterate | 676 | 243 | 433 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Puranda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Puranda village out of total population, 1,174 were engaged in work activities. 60.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,174 workers engaged in Main Work, 475 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 143 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 714 | 676 | 38 |
| Cultivators | 475 | 462 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 143 | 135 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 90 | 78 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 460 | 191 | 269 |
| Non Working | 1,361 | 436 | 925 |
Nearby Villages to Puranda,
Below are the list of villages near Puranda village in Egra - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Khal Shutia | 1,914 |
| Rasan | 4,114 |
| Sholpatia | 707 |
| Usma | 479 |
| Bindha | 364 |
| Sadarpur | 364 |
| Akandi | 1,142 |
| Baranehari | 2,302 |
| Gopalpur | 509 |
| Sannihari | 1,125 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Puranda, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia