Silphor Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Silphor is a village situated in Jaipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 175 families residing in the village Silphor. The total population of Silphor is 948 out of which 491 are males and 457 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Silphor is 931.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Silphor village is 155 which is 16% of the total population. There are 78 male children and 77 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Silphor is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Silphor village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Silphor is 48.5%. Thus Silphor village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 63.68% and the female literacy rate is 32.11% in Silphor village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Silphor village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Silphor Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Silphor village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 155 | 78 | 77 |
| Literacy | 48.55% | 63.68% | 32.11% |
| Scheduled Caste | 274 | 144 | 130 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 24 | 9 | 15 |
| Illiterate | 563 | 228 | 335 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.5% of total population in Silphor village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Silphor village out of total population, 345 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 345 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 268 | 213 | 55 |
| Cultivators | 90 | 88 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 2 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 171 | 123 | 48 |
| Marginal Workers | 77 | 30 | 47 |
| Non Working | 603 | 248 | 355 |
Nearby Villages to Silphor,
Below are the list of villages near Silphor village in Jaipur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Silphor, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia