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Porapara Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Porapara is a medium size village located in Kharagpur - I Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 294 families residing. The Porapara village has population of 1233 of which 655 are males while 578 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Porapara village population of children with age 0-6 is 100 which makes up 8.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Porapara village is 882 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Porapara as per census is 639, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Porapara village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Porapara village was 81.99 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Porapara Male literacy stands at 91.92 % while female literacy rate was 71.06 %.

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

Porapara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 294 - -
Population 1,233 655 578
Child (0-6) 100 61 39
Schedule Caste 6 4 2
Schedule Tribe 317 183 134
Literacy 81.99 % 91.92 % 71.06 %
Total Workers 527 350 177
Main Worker 509 - -
Marginal Worker 18 11 7

Caste Factor

Porapara village of Paschim Medinipur has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 25.71 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.49 % of total population in Porapara village.

Work Profile

In Porapara village out of total population, 527 were engaged in work activities. 96.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 527 workers engaged in Main Work, 159 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 306 were Agricultural labourer.