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Purkhas Population - Gopalganj, Bihar

Purkhas is a large village located in Kuchaikote Block of Gopalganj district, Bihar with total 554 families residing. The Purkhas village has population of 3403 of which 1634 are males while 1769 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purkhas village population of children with age 0-6 is 652 which makes up 19.16 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purkhas village is 1083 which is higher than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Purkhas as per census is 994, higher than Bihar average of 935.

Purkhas village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Purkhas village was 61.29 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Purkhas Male literacy stands at 76.28 % while female literacy rate was 47.71 %.

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 554 - -
Population 3,403 1,634 1,769
Child (0-6) 652 327 325
Schedule Caste 212 92 120
Schedule Tribe 162 78 84
Literacy 61.29 % 76.28 % 47.71 %
Total Workers 860 679 181
Main Worker 657 - -
Marginal Worker 203 109 94

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.23 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.76 % of total population in Purkhas village.

Work Profile

In Purkhas village out of total population, 860 were engaged in work activities. 76.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 860 workers engaged in Main Work, 215 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 341 were Agricultural labourer.