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Agajhor Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Agajhor is a medium size village located in Barabazar Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 94 families residing. The Agajhor village has population of 563 of which 295 are males while 268 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Agajhor village population of children with age 0-6 is 80 which makes up 14.21 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Agajhor village is 908 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Agajhor as per census is 1000, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Agajhor village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Agajhor village was 73.91 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Agajhor Male literacy stands at 90.59 % while female literacy rate was 55.26 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Agajhor 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 Agajhor village.

Agajhor Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 94 - -
Population 563 295 268
Child (0-6) 80 40 40
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 365 197 168
Literacy 73.91 % 90.59 % 55.26 %
Total Workers 307 161 146
Main Worker 48 - -
Marginal Worker 259 123 136

Caste Factor

In Agajhor village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 64.83 % of total population in Agajhor village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Agajhor village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Agajhor village out of total population, 307 were engaged in work activities. 15.64 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 84.36 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 307 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.