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Purainia Shekha Population - Arwal, Bihar

Purainia Shekha is a large village located in Karpi Block of Arwal district, Bihar with total 334 families residing. The Purainia Shekha village has population of 2133 of which 1134 are males while 999 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purainia Shekha village population of children with age 0-6 is 361 which makes up 16.92 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purainia Shekha village is 881 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Purainia Shekha as per census is 814, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Purainia Shekha village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Purainia Shekha village was 70.15 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Purainia Shekha Male literacy stands at 83.64 % while female literacy rate was 55.08 %.

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

Purainia Shekha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 334 - -
Population 2,133 1,134 999
Child (0-6) 361 199 162
Schedule Caste 173 88 85
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.15 % 83.64 % 55.08 %
Total Workers 941 524 417
Main Worker 591 - -
Marginal Worker 350 187 163

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.11 % of total population in Purainia Shekha village. The village Purainia Shekha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Purainia Shekha village out of total population, 941 were engaged in work activities. 62.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 941 workers engaged in Main Work, 264 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 256 were Agricultural labourer.