Purda Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Purda is a village situated in Purulia - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 281 families residing in the village Purda. The total population of Purda is 1,593 out of which 822 are males and 771 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purda is 938.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purda village is 250 which is 16% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purda is 1,049 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Purda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purda is 61.4%. Thus Purda village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 78.57% and the female literacy rate is 42.77% in Purda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Purda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 250 | 122 | 128 |
| Literacy | 61.43% | 78.57% | 42.77% |
| Scheduled Caste | 531 | 274 | 257 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 768 | 272 | 496 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Purda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Purda village out of total population, 679 were engaged in work activities. 46.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 679 workers engaged in Main Work, 139 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 142 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 315 | 300 | 15 |
| Cultivators | 139 | 139 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 142 | 130 | 12 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 33 | 30 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 364 | 135 | 229 |
| Non Working | 914 | 387 | 527 |
Nearby Villages to Purda,
Below are the list of villages near Purda village in Purulia - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Panrkidi Alias Bheladi | 1,426 |
| Khudibandh | 1,084 |
| Senera Amra | 1,135 |
| Natua | 579 |
| Jalduar | 474 |
| Tatari | 1,696 |
| Mahudal Bazar | 1,767 |
| Sihuli | 4,551 |
| Chainpur | 2,785 |
| Chargali | 2,259 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purda, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia