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Purniha Population - Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh

Purniha is a medium size village located in Sohagpur Tehsil of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh with total 112 families residing. The Purniha village has population of 525 of which 256 are males while 269 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purniha village population of children with age 0-6 is 73 which makes up 13.90 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purniha village is 1051 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Purniha as per census is 1212, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Purniha village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Purniha village was 59.96 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Purniha Male literacy stands at 71.30 % while female literacy rate was 48.91 %.

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

Purniha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 112 - -
Population 525 256 269
Child (0-6) 73 33 40
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 199 97 102
Literacy 59.96 % 71.30 % 48.91 %
Total Workers 295 157 138
Main Worker 268 - -
Marginal Worker 27 5 22

Caste Factor

In Purniha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 37.90 % of total population in Purniha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Purniha village of Shahdol.

Work Profile

In Purniha village out of total population, 295 were engaged in work activities. 90.85 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.15 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 295 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 121 were Agricultural labourer.