Purunagan Population, Caste, Working Data Baleshwar, Odisha - Census 2011

Purunagan is a village situated in Nilagiri block of Baleshwar district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 182 families residing in the village Purunagan. The total population of Purunagan is 700 out of which 373 are males and 327 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purunagan is 877.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purunagan village is 77 which is 11% of the total population. There are 43 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purunagan is 791 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (877) of Purunagan village.

Population
700
Families
182
Literacy
77.53%
Sex Ratio
877

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purunagan is 77.5%. Thus Purunagan village has higher literacy rate compared to 69.9% of Baleshwar district. The male literacy rate is 87.27% and the female literacy rate is 66.55% in Purunagan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Purunagan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Purunagan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Purunagan village.

Total Male Female
Children 77 43 34
Literacy 77.53% 87.27% 66.55%
Scheduled Caste 228 119 109
Scheduled Tribe 115 59 56
Illiterate 217 85 132

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16.4% of total population in Purunagan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purunagan village out of total population, 276 were engaged in work activities. 58% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 276 workers engaged in Main Work, 53 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 160 137 23
Cultivators 53 47 6
Agriculture Labourer 10 9 1
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 92 76 16
Marginal Workers 116 69 47
Non Working 424 167 257

Nearby Villages to Purunagan,

Below are the list of villages near Purunagan village in Nilagiri.

Village Population
Bainchanaranpur 739
Tindesh 1,566
Narasinghpur 1,582
Birasahupur 381
Durgapur 827
Kansa 1,688
Sangrampur 1,379
Radhakishorpur 1,686
Pundala 1,315
Bramhapur 412

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