Puran Population, Caste, Working Data Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Puran is a village situated in Mungeli tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 311 families residing in the village Puran. The total population of Puran is 1,422 out of which 737 are males and 685 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puran is 929.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Puran village is 236 which is 17% of the total population. There are 122 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puran is 934 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Puran village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puran is 64.2%. Thus Puran village has a higher literacy rate compared to 59.9% of Bilaspur district. The male literacy rate is 77.56% and the female literacy rate is 49.74% in Puran village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Puran village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Puran Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Puran village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 236 | 122 | 114 |
| Literacy | 64.17% | 77.56% | 49.74% |
| Scheduled Caste | 144 | 75 | 69 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Illiterate | 661 | 260 | 401 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Puran village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Puran village out of total population, 697 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 697 workers engaged in Main Work, 287 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 226 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 540 | 301 | 239 |
| Cultivators | 287 | 163 | 124 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 226 | 117 | 109 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 157 | 69 | 88 |
| Non Working | 725 | 367 | 358 |
Map of Puran, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Nearby Villages to Puran, Mungeli
Below are the list of villages near Puran village in Mungeli.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kohadia | 1,324 |
| Aurabandha | 118 |
| Rajpura | 358 |
| Nawagaon | 1,153 |
| Dhapai | 814 |
| Ghorpura | 1,016 |
| Chhitapur | 635 |
| Kanujiakapa | 593 |
| Khalborwa | 274 |
| Chandrapur | 10 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Puran, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia