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Puwasa Population - Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Puwasa is a medium size village located in Alirajpur Tehsil of Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh with total 208 families residing. The Puwasa village has population of 1335 of which 661 are males while 674 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Puwasa village population of children with age 0-6 is 292 which makes up 21.87 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Puwasa village is 1020 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Puwasa as per census is 1086, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Puwasa village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Puwasa village was 25.02 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Puwasa Male literacy stands at 30.90 % while female literacy rate was 19.16 %.

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

Puwasa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 208 - -
Population 1,335 661 674
Child (0-6) 292 140 152
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,335 661 674
Literacy 25.02 % 30.90 % 19.16 %
Total Workers 722 348 374
Main Worker 453 - -
Marginal Worker 269 58 211

Caste Factor

In Puwasa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Puwasa village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Puwasa village of Alirajpur.

Work Profile

In Puwasa village out of total population, 722 were engaged in work activities. 62.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 722 workers engaged in Main Work, 432 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.