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Bersa Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Bersa is a medium size village located in Balarampur Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 202 families residing. The Bersa village has population of 900 of which 458 are males while 442 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bersa village population of children with age 0-6 is 131 which makes up 14.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bersa village is 965 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Bersa as per census is 1298, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Bersa village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Bersa village was 47.20 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Bersa Male literacy stands at 65.34 % while female literacy rate was 27.45 %.

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

Bersa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 202 - -
Population 900 458 442
Child (0-6) 131 57 74
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 432 215 217
Literacy 47.20 % 65.34 % 27.45 %
Total Workers 459 266 193
Main Worker 142 - -
Marginal Worker 317 149 168

Caste Factor

In Bersa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 48.00 % of total population in Bersa village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Bersa village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Bersa village out of total population, 459 were engaged in work activities. 30.94 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.06 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 459 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.