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Purshotam Nagar Population - Kanker, Chhattisgarh

Purshotam Nagar is a medium size village located in Pakhanjur Tehsil of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh with total 382 families residing. The Purshotam Nagar village has population of 1967 of which 1013 are males while 954 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purshotam Nagar village population of children with age 0-6 is 283 which makes up 14.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purshotam Nagar village is 942 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Purshotam Nagar as per census is 925, lower than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Purshotam Nagar village has higher literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Purshotam Nagar village was 78.80 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Purshotam Nagar Male literacy stands at 86.26 % while female literacy rate was 70.90 %.

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

Purshotam Nagar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 382 - -
Population 1,967 1,013 954
Child (0-6) 283 147 136
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 78.80 % 86.26 % 70.90 %
Total Workers 664 545 119
Main Worker 545 - -
Marginal Worker 119 109 10

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Purshotam Nagar village of Kanker district.

Work Profile

In Purshotam Nagar village out of total population, 664 were engaged in work activities. 82.08 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.92 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 664 workers engaged in Main Work, 466 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.