Purlia Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Purlia is a village situated in Goalpokhar - II block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 144 families residing in the village Purlia. The total population of Purlia is 933 out of which 475 are males and 458 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purlia is 964.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purlia village is 209 which is 22% of the total population. There are 102 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purlia is 1,049 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Purlia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purlia is 34.5%. Thus Purlia village has lower literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 41.82% and the female literacy rate is 26.78% in Purlia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purlia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Purlia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purlia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 209 | 102 | 107 |
| Literacy | 34.53% | 41.82% | 26.78% |
| Scheduled Caste | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 302 | 161 | 141 |
| Illiterate | 683 | 319 | 364 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.4% of total population in Purlia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Purlia village out of total population, 285 were engaged in work activities. 91.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 285 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 208 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 261 | 229 | 32 |
| Cultivators | 35 | 33 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 208 | 179 | 29 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Non Working | 648 | 246 | 402 |
Nearby Villages to Purlia,
Below are the list of villages near Purlia village in Goalpokhar - II.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Purlia, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia