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Khawasdih Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Khawasdih is a medium size village located in Barabazar Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 74 families residing. The Khawasdih village has population of 398 of which 203 are males while 195 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Khawasdih village population of children with age 0-6 is 51 which makes up 12.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Khawasdih village is 961 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Khawasdih as per census is 962, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Khawasdih village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Khawasdih village was 65.13 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Khawasdih Male literacy stands at 77.97 % while female literacy rate was 51.76 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Khawasdih village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Khawasdih village.

Khawasdih Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 74 - -
Population 398 203 195
Child (0-6) 51 26 25
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 279 140 139
Literacy 65.13 % 77.97 % 51.76 %
Total Workers 230 124 106
Main Worker 99 - -
Marginal Worker 131 27 104

Caste Factor

In Khawasdih village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 70.10 % of total population in Khawasdih village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Khawasdih village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Khawasdih village out of total population, 230 were engaged in work activities. 43.04 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.96 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 230 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.