Purkhas Population, Caste, Working Data Gopalganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Purkhas is a village situated in Kuchaikote block of Gopalganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 554 families residing in the village Purkhas. The total population of Purkhas is 3,403 out of which 1,634 are males and 1,769 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purkhas is 1,083.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Purkhas village is 652 which is 19% of the total population. There are 327 male children and 325 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purkhas is 994 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,083) of Purkhas village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purkhas is 61.3%. Thus Purkhas village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54% of Gopalganj district. The male literacy rate is 76.28% and the female literacy rate is 47.71% in Purkhas village.

Population
3,403
Families
554
Literacy
61.29%
Sex Ratio
1,083

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

Purkhas Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 652 327 325
Literacy 61.29% 76.28% 47.71%
Scheduled Caste 212 92 120
Scheduled Tribe 162 78 84
Illiterate 1,717 637 1,080

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.8% of total population in Purkhas village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purkhas village out of total population, 860 were engaged in work activities. 76.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 860 workers engaged in Main Work, 215 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 341 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 657 570 87
Cultivators 215 205 10
Agriculture Labourer 341 282 59
Household Industries 31 28 3
Other Workers 70 55 15
Marginal Workers 203 109 94
Non Working 2,543 955 1,588

Map of Purkhas, Gopalganj, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Purkhas, Kuchaikote

Below are the list of villages near Purkhas village in Kuchaikote.


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