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Purwa Population - Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh

Purwa is a medium size village located in Jabalpur Tehsil of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh with total 74 families residing. The Purwa village has population of 347 of which 184 are males while 163 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 15.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purwa village is 886 which is lower than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Purwa as per census is 833, lower than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Purwa village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Purwa village was 69.52 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Purwa Male literacy stands at 84.42 % while female literacy rate was 52.90 %.

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

Purwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 74 - -
Population 347 184 163
Child (0-6) 55 30 25
Schedule Caste 7 5 2
Schedule Tribe 310 164 146
Literacy 69.52 % 84.42 % 52.90 %
Total Workers 177 101 76
Main Worker 51 - -
Marginal Worker 126 55 71

Caste Factor

In Purwa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 89.34 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.02 % of total population in Purwa village.

Work Profile

In Purwa village out of total population, 177 were engaged in work activities. 28.81 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.19 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 177 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.