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Purkhas Population - Kaushambi, Uttar Pradesh

Purkhas is a large village located in Chail Tehsil of Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh with total 1503 families residing. The Purkhas village has population of 8967 of which 4748 are males while 4219 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purkhas village population of children with age 0-6 is 1631 which makes up 18.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purkhas village is 889 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Purkhas as per census is 1009, higher than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Purkhas village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Purkhas village was 65.92 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Purkhas Male literacy stands at 75.03 % while female literacy rate was 55.38 %.

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

Purkhas Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,503 - -
Population 8,967 4,748 4,219
Child (0-6) 1,631 812 819
Schedule Caste 3,089 1,645 1,444
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 65.92 % 75.03 % 55.38 %
Total Workers 3,681 2,398 1,283
Main Worker 2,751 - -
Marginal Worker 930 425 505

Caste Factor

Purkhas village of Kaushambi has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.45 % of total population in Purkhas village. The village Purkhas currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Purkhas village out of total population, 3681 were engaged in work activities. 74.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3681 workers engaged in Main Work, 625 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1730 were Agricultural labourer.