Purba Dwarokapur Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Purba Dwarokapur is a village situated in Patharpratima block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 813 families residing in the village Purba Dwarokapur. The total population of Purba Dwarokapur is 3,457 out of which 1,749 are males and 1,708 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purba Dwarokapur is 977.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Dwarokapur village is 407 which is 12% of the total population. There are 208 male children and 199 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Dwarokapur is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Purba Dwarokapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purba Dwarokapur is 79.1%. Thus Purba Dwarokapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 87.99% and the female literacy rate is 70.05% in Purba Dwarokapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purba Dwarokapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Purba Dwarokapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purba Dwarokapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 407 | 208 | 199 |
| Literacy | 79.11% | 87.99% | 70.05% |
| Scheduled Caste | 620 | 315 | 305 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 198 | 100 | 98 |
| Illiterate | 1,044 | 393 | 651 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.7% of total population in Purba Dwarokapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Purba Dwarokapur village out of total population, 1,486 were engaged in work activities. 63.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,486 workers engaged in Main Work, 418 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 306 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 947 | 809 | 138 |
| Cultivators | 418 | 361 | 57 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 306 | 267 | 39 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 207 | 167 | 40 |
| Marginal Workers | 539 | 163 | 376 |
| Non Working | 1,971 | 777 | 1,194 |
Nearby Villages to Purba Dwarokapur,
Below are the list of villages near Purba Dwarokapur village in Patharpratima.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kedarpur | 2,755 |
| Kuemuri | 5,096 |
| Maheshpur | 2,274 |
| Purba Surendranagar | 5,130 |
| Kumarpur | 2,497 |
| Heramba Gopalpur | 6,672 |
| Purba Chintamonipur | 3,350 |
| Dakshin Kashinagar | 5,454 |
| Lakshmi Janardanpur | 4,567 |
| Purba Sripatinagar | 4,077 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purba Dwarokapur, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia