Puricherla Population, Caste, Working Data Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011
Puricherla is a village situated in Orvakal mandal of Kurnool district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 584 families residing in the village Puricherla. The total population of Puricherla is 2,576 out of which 1,267 are males and 1,309 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puricherla is 1,033.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puricherla village is 337 which is 13% of the total population. There are 170 male children and 167 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puricherla is 982 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,033) of Puricherla village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puricherla is 58.5%. Thus Puricherla village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.5% of Kurnool district. The male literacy rate is 66.36% and the female literacy rate is 50.96% in Puricherla village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Puricherla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Puricherla Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Puricherla village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 337 | 170 | 167 |
| Literacy | 58.51% | 66.36% | 50.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 340 | 164 | 176 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,266 | 539 | 727 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Puricherla village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Puricherla village out of total population, 1,465 were engaged in work activities. 98.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,465 workers engaged in Main Work, 629 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 668 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,443 | 758 | 685 |
| Cultivators | 629 | 333 | 296 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 668 | 321 | 347 |
| Household Industries | 47 | 28 | 19 |
| Other Workers | 99 | 76 | 23 |
| Marginal Workers | 22 | 11 | 11 |
| Non Working | 1,111 | 498 | 613 |
Nearby Villages to Puricherla,
Below are the list of villages near Puricherla village in Orvakal.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nannur | 10,932 |
| Kethavaram | 1,585 |
| Kannamadakala | 2,376 |
| Thippayapalle | 969 |
| Sakunala | 2,253 |
| Brahmanapalle | 1,520 |
| Husainapuram | 5,456 |
| N.Konthalapadu | 1,071 |
| Guttapadu | 1,246 |
| Orvakal | 4,869 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Puricherla, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia