Puruliya Block Population, Caste, Religion Data - Puruliya district, West Bengal

Puruliya Block of Puruliya district has a total population of 166,172 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 85,595 are males while 80,577 are females. In 2011 there were a total 32,222 families residing in Puruliya Block. The Average Sex Ratio of Puruliya Block is 941.

As per Census 2011, all of the population of Puruliya Block lives in rural areas. The average literacy rate in rural area is 80.7% and the sex ratio of Puruliya Block is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puruliya Block is 17806 which is 11% of the total population. There are 9148 male children and 8658 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puruliya Block is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Puruliya Block.

The total literacy rate of Puruliya Block is 80.71%. The male literacy rate is 78.18% and the female literacy rate is 65.56% in Puruliya Block.

Population
166,172
Literacy
80.71%
Sex Ratio
941

Puruliya Block Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Puruliya Block.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 17,806 9,148 8,658
Literacy 80.71% 78.18% 65.56%
Scheduled Caste 33,815 17,256 16,559
Scheduled Tribe 2,317 1,161 1,156
Illiterate 46,431 18,679 27,752

Caste-wise Population - Puruliya Block

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Puruliya Block of West Bengal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 33,815 17,256 16,559
Schedule Tribe 2,317 1,161 1,156

Literacy Rate - Puruliya Block

Average literacy rate of Puruliya Block in 2011 were 80.71% in which, male and female literacy were 87.53% and 73.45% respectively. Total literate in Puruliya Block were 119,741 of which male and female were 66,916 and 52,825 respectively.


Sex Ratio - Puruliya Block

The Sex Ratio of Puruliya Block is 941 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 941 females in Puruliya Block. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 941 ) of Puruliya Block.


Child Population - Puruliya Block

According to Census 2011, there were 17,806 children between age 0 to 6 years in Puruliya Block. Out of which 9,148 were male while 8,658 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Puruliya Block

As per Census 2011, there are a total 32,222 families under Puruliya Block living in urban areas while 32,222 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 100% of total population of Puruliya Block lives in Urban areas while 0% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 17,806 while that in rural regions is 0.

Total Urban Rural
Population 166,172 166,172 0
Children (0 - 6 years) 17,806 17,806 0
Schedule Caste 33,815 33,815 0
Schedule Tribe 2,317 2,317 0
Literacy 80.71% 80.71% NaN%
Sex Ratio 941 941 NaN

Working Population - Puruliya Block

In Puruliya Block out of total population, 54,542 were engaged in work activities. 83% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 54,542 workers engaged in Main Work, 468 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 298 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 45,260 38,263 6,997
Cultivators 468 366 102
Agriculture Labourer 298 229 69
Household Industries 1,079 795 284
Other Workers 43,415 36,873 6,542
Marginal Workers 9,282 5,727 3,555
Non Working 111,630 41,605 70,025

Nearby Blocks from Puruliya Block

Below is the list of Blocks near Puruliya Block in Puruliya district.

Block Population
Bundwan Block population 94,929
Manbazar - II Block population 97,164
Manbazar - I Block population 154,071
Barabazar Block population 170,564
Balarampur Block population 137,950
Bagmundi Block population 135,579
Jhalda - II Block population 148,156
Jhalda - I Block population 137,143
Arsha Block population 154,736
Puncha Block population 123,855

Puruliya Block Map


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