Purushottampur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purushottampur is a village situated in Potashpur - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 490 families residing in the village Purushottampur. The total population of Purushottampur is 2,417 out of which 1,286 are males and 1,131 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 879.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Purushottampur village is 254 which is 11% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 881 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (879) of Purushottampur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purushottampur is 87%. Thus Purushottampur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 92.79% and the female literacy rate is 80.34% in Purushottampur village.

Population
2,417
Families
490
Literacy
86.96%
Sex Ratio
879

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

Purushottampur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 254 135 119
Literacy 86.96% 92.79% 80.34%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 536 218 318

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Purushottampur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purushottampur village out of total population, 900 were engaged in work activities. 62.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 900 workers engaged in Main Work, 459 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 19 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 565 549 16
Cultivators 459 456 3
Agriculture Labourer 19 18 1
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 85 73 12
Marginal Workers 335 249 86
Non Working 1,517 488 1,029

Map of Purushottampur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Purushottampur, Potashpur - II

Below are the list of villages near Purushottampur village in Potashpur - II.

Village Population
Ramchandrapur 714
Pindrut 974
Kainara 1,118
Kashipur 752
Chakbela 403
Sanut Khanda 1,819
Nimja 821
Pariharpur 838
Panchet 4,106
Jaykrishnapur 331

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