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Purkuni Population - Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

Purkuni is a medium size village located in Kapkot Tehsil of Bageshwar district, Uttarakhand with total 243 families residing. The Purkuni village has population of 976 of which 446 are males while 530 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purkuni village population of children with age 0-6 is 141 which makes up 14.45 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purkuni village is 1188 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Purkuni as per census is 986, higher than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Purkuni village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Purkuni village was 63.35 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Purkuni Male literacy stands at 81.87 % while female literacy rate was 48.26 %.

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

Purkuni Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 243 - -
Population 976 446 530
Child (0-6) 141 71 70
Schedule Caste 100 49 51
Schedule Tribe 1 0 1
Literacy 63.35 % 81.87 % 48.26 %
Total Workers 243 141 102
Main Worker 236 - -
Marginal Worker 7 6 1

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.25 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.10 % of total population in Purkuni village.

Work Profile

In Purkuni village out of total population, 243 were engaged in work activities. 97.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 243 workers engaged in Main Work, 169 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.