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Purian Kalan Population - Gurdaspur, Punjab

Purian Kalan is a large village located in Batala Tehsil of Gurdaspur district, Punjab with total 420 families residing. The Purian Kalan village has population of 2153 of which 1129 are males while 1024 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purian Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 239 which makes up 11.10 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purian Kalan village is 907 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Purian Kalan as per census is 838, lower than Punjab average of 846.

Purian Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Purian Kalan village was 69.28 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Purian Kalan Male literacy stands at 73.97 % while female literacy rate was 64.15 %.

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

Purian Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 420 - -
Population 2,153 1,129 1,024
Child (0-6) 239 130 109
Schedule Caste 737 394 343
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 69.28 % 73.97 % 64.15 %
Total Workers 879 602 277
Main Worker 628 - -
Marginal Worker 251 42 209

Caste Factor

Purian Kalan village of Gurdaspur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.23 % of total population in Purian Kalan village. The village Purian Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Purian Kalan village out of total population, 879 were engaged in work activities. 71.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 879 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.