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Purkhotimpur Population - Samastipur, Bihar

Purkhotimpur is a large village located in Kalyanpur Block of Samastipur district, Bihar with total 935 families residing. The Purkhotimpur village has population of 5060 of which 2696 are males while 2364 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purkhotimpur village population of children with age 0-6 is 1005 which makes up 19.86 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purkhotimpur village is 877 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Purkhotimpur as per census is 936, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Purkhotimpur village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Purkhotimpur village was 54.99 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Purkhotimpur Male literacy stands at 61.87 % while female literacy rate was 47.02 %.

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

Purkhotimpur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 935 - -
Population 5,060 2,696 2,364
Child (0-6) 1,005 519 486
Schedule Caste 789 410 379
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 54.99 % 61.87 % 47.02 %
Total Workers 1,590 1,243 347
Main Worker 1,121 - -
Marginal Worker 469 303 166

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.59 % of total population in Purkhotimpur village. The village Purkhotimpur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Purkhotimpur village out of total population, 1590 were engaged in work activities. 70.50 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.50 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1590 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 703 were Agricultural labourer.