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Purohitsar Population - Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Purohitsar is a medium size village located in Pokaran Tehsil of Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan with total 105 families residing. The Purohitsar village has population of 721 of which 350 are males while 371 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purohitsar village population of children with age 0-6 is 167 which makes up 23.16 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purohitsar village is 1060 which is higher than Rajasthan state average of 928. Child Sex Ratio for the Purohitsar as per census is 1088, higher than Rajasthan average of 888.

Purohitsar village has lower literacy rate compared to Rajasthan. In 2011, literacy rate of Purohitsar village was 61.55 % compared to 66.11 % of Rajasthan. In Purohitsar Male literacy stands at 76.30 % while female literacy rate was 47.54 %.

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

Purohitsar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 105 - -
Population 721 350 371
Child (0-6) 167 80 87
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 25 11 14
Literacy 61.55 % 76.30 % 47.54 %
Total Workers 327 157 170
Main Worker 113 - -
Marginal Worker 214 51 163

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 3.47 % of total population in Purohitsar village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Purohitsar village of Jaisalmer.

Work Profile

In Purohitsar village out of total population, 327 were engaged in work activities. 34.56 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.44 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 327 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 11 were Agricultural labourer.