Purushottampur Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purushottampur is a village situated in Baruipur block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 504 families residing in the village Purushottampur. The total population of Purushottampur is 2,294 out of which 1,202 are males and 1,092 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 908.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Purushottampur village is 314 which is 14% of the total population. There are 147 male children and 167 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purushottampur is 1,136 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (908) of Purushottampur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purushottampur is 68%. Thus Purushottampur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 76.11% and the female literacy rate is 58.7% in Purushottampur village.

Population
2,294
Families
504
Literacy
67.98%
Sex Ratio
908

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 314 147 167
Literacy 67.98% 76.11% 58.7%
Scheduled Caste 1,805 941 864
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 948 399 549

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 78.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Purushottampur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purushottampur village out of total population, 681 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 681 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 349 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 585 565 20
Cultivators 102 102 0
Agriculture Labourer 349 340 9
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 133 122 11
Marginal Workers 96 72 24
Non Working 1,613 565 1,048

Map of Purushottampur, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Purushottampur, Baruipur

Below are the list of villages near Purushottampur village in Baruipur.

Village Population
Ramnagar 17,053
Paschim Mallikpur 1,436
Serpur 830
Teurhat 4,423
Alipur 1,702
Beledahari 1,034
Surjapur 1,434
Ramchandrapur 1,167
Chandkhali 2,970
Bhatpoa 3,011

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