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Purwal Gaon Population - Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Purwal Gaon is a medium size village located in Ghansali Tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand with total 87 families residing. The Purwal Gaon village has population of 467 of which 222 are males while 245 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purwal Gaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 84 which makes up 17.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purwal Gaon village is 1104 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Purwal Gaon as per census is 787, lower than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Purwal Gaon village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Purwal Gaon village was 68.15 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Purwal Gaon Male literacy stands at 84.00 % while female literacy rate was 54.81 %.

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

Purwal Gaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 87 - -
Population 467 222 245
Child (0-6) 84 47 37
Schedule Caste 276 143 133
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 68.15 % 84.00 % 54.81 %
Total Workers 197 88 109
Main Worker 92 - -
Marginal Worker 105 16 89

Caste Factor

In Purwal Gaon village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.10 % of total population in Purwal Gaon village. The village Purwal Gaon currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Purwal Gaon village out of total population, 197 were engaged in work activities. 46.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 197 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.