Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Dakshin Purushottampur Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Dakshin Purushottampur is a large village located in Ramnagar - II Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 476 families residing. The Dakshin Purushottampur village has population of 2394 of which 1255 are males while 1139 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dakshin Purushottampur village population of children with age 0-6 is 320 which makes up 13.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dakshin Purushottampur village is 908 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Dakshin Purushottampur as per census is 788, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Dakshin Purushottampur village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Dakshin Purushottampur village was 78.16 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Dakshin Purushottampur Male literacy stands at 83.55 % while female literacy rate was 72.34 %.

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

Dakshin Purushottampur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 476 - -
Population 2,394 1,255 1,139
Child (0-6) 320 179 141
Schedule Caste 498 261 237
Schedule Tribe 1 1 0
Literacy 78.16 % 83.55 % 72.34 %
Total Workers 925 687 238
Main Worker 544 - -
Marginal Worker 381 161 220

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.80 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.04 % of total population in Dakshin Purushottampur village.

Work Profile

In Dakshin Purushottampur village out of total population, 925 were engaged in work activities. 58.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 925 workers engaged in Main Work, 307 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 71 were Agricultural labourer.