Paurkheda is a village situated in Durgkondal Block of Kanker district in Chhattisgarh. Situated in rural part of Kanker district of Chhattisgarh, it is one of the 150 villages of Durgkondal Block of Kanker district. As per the administration register, the village code of Paurkheda is 447741. The village has 119 families.
According to Census 2011, Paurkheda's population is 596. Out of this, 294 are males while the females count 302 here. This village has 99 kids in the age bracket of 0-6 years. Out of this 60 are boys and 39 are girls.
Literacy rate in Paurkheda village is 40%. 243 out of total 596 population is literate here. Among males the literacy rate is 46% as 136 males out of total 294 are literate however female literacy rate is 35% as 107 out of total 302 females are literate in this Village.
The dark part is that illiteracy rate of Paurkheda village is shockingly high -- 59%. Here 353 out of total 596 people are illiterate. Male illiteracy rate here is 53% as 158 males out of total 294 are uneducated. Among the females the illiteracy rate is 64% and 195 out of total 302 females are illiterate in this village.
The count of employed person of Paurkheda village is 237 yet 359 are non-working. And out of 237 working person 166 peoples are totally reliant on cultivation.