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Erekusum Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Erekusum is a medium size village located in Neturia Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 49 families residing. The Erekusum village has population of 262 of which 132 are males while 130 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Erekusum village population of children with age 0-6 is 51 which makes up 19.47 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Erekusum village is 985 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Erekusum as per census is 821, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Erekusum village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Erekusum village was 52.61 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Erekusum Male literacy stands at 65.38 % while female literacy rate was 40.19 %.

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

Erekusum Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 49 - -
Population 262 132 130
Child (0-6) 51 28 23
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 262 132 130
Literacy 52.61 % 65.38 % 40.19 %
Total Workers 131 76 55
Main Worker 99 - -
Marginal Worker 32 8 24

Caste Factor

In Erekusum village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Erekusum village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Erekusum village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Erekusum village out of total population, 131 were engaged in work activities. 75.57 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.43 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 131 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.