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Purgaon Population - Gondiya, Maharashtra

Purgaon is a large village located in Goregaon Taluka of Gondiya district, Maharashtra with total 501 families residing. The Purgaon village has population of 2111 of which 1034 are males while 1077 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Purgaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 207 which makes up 9.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Purgaon village is 1042 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Purgaon as per census is 1226, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Purgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Purgaon village was 85.14 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Purgaon Male literacy stands at 93.52 % while female literacy rate was 76.95 %.

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

Purgaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 501 - -
Population 2,111 1,034 1,077
Child (0-6) 207 93 114
Schedule Caste 343 163 180
Schedule Tribe 176 85 91
Literacy 85.14 % 93.52 % 76.95 %
Total Workers 911 582 329
Main Worker 649 - -
Marginal Worker 262 116 146

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.25 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.34 % of total population in Purgaon village.

Work Profile

In Purgaon village out of total population, 911 were engaged in work activities. 71.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 911 workers engaged in Main Work, 226 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 250 were Agricultural labourer.