Purba Jitpur Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011
Purba Jitpur is a village situated in Alipurduar - II block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 59 families residing in the village Purba Jitpur. The total population of Purba Jitpur is 279 out of which 131 are males and 148 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purba Jitpur is 1,130.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Jitpur village is 30 which is 11% of the total population. There are 13 male children and 17 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Jitpur is 1,308 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,130) of Purba Jitpur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purba Jitpur is 51%. Thus Purba Jitpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 54.24% and the female literacy rate is 48.09% in Purba Jitpur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purba Jitpur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Purba Jitpur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purba Jitpur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| Literacy | 51% | 54.24% | 48.09% |
| Scheduled Caste | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 270 | 125 | 145 |
| Illiterate | 152 | 67 | 85 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 96.8% of total population in Purba Jitpur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Purba Jitpur village out of total population, 104 were engaged in work activities. 97.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 104 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 101 | 85 | 16 |
| Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 73 | 62 | 11 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 26 | 21 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Non Working | 175 | 45 | 130 |
Nearby Villages to Purba Jitpur,
Below are the list of villages near Purba Jitpur village in Alipurduar - II.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purba Jitpur, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Wikipedia