Chak Bhrigu Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Chak Bhrigu is a Census Town city situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,618 families residing in the Chak Bhrigu city. The total population of Chak Bhrigu is 6,269 out of which 3,201 are males and 3,068 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chak Bhrigu is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chak Bhrigu city is 448 which is 7% of the total population. There are 229 male children and 219 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chak Bhrigu is 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chak Bhrigu is 90.2%. Thus Chak Bhrigu has higher literacy rate compared to 72.8% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 93.24% and the female literacy rate is 87.12% in Chak Bhrigu.

Chak Bhrigu Census Town has total administration over 1,618 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Chak Bhrigu Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chak Bhrigu Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 448 229 219
Literacy 90.2% 86.6% 80.9%
Scheduled Caste 1,734 879 855
Scheduled Tribe 132 70 62
Illiterate 1,016 430 586

Caste-wise Population - Chak Bhrigu

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Chak Bhrigu.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,734 879 855
Schedule Tribe 132 70 62

Religion-wise Population - Chak Bhrigu

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chak Bhrigu is 6,244 which is 99.6% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chak Bhrigu is 4 which is 0.06% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chak Bhrigu as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,244 (99.6%) 3,189 3,055
Muslim 4 (0.06%) 2 2
Christian 3 (0.05%) 1 2
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 8 (0.13%) 4 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 9 (0.14%) 4 5

Literacy Rate - Chak Bhrigu

The total literacy rate of Chak Bhrigu was 90.24% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,253 literates, males were 2,771 while females were 2,482. Also the male literacy rate was 93.24% and the female literacy rate was 87.12% in Chak Bhrigu.

  Chak Bhrigu West Bengal
Female 87.12% 70.54%
Male 93.24% 81.69%
Total 90.24% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Chak Bhrigu

The Sex Ratio of Chak Bhrigu is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Chak Bhrigu. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 956 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Chak Bhrigu.

Child Population - Chak Bhrigu

According to Census 2011, there were 448 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chak Bhrigu. Out of which 229 were male while 219 were female.

Working Population - Chak Bhrigu

In Chak Bhrigu Census Town out of total population, 2,397 were engaged in work activities. 82.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,397 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 92 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,980 1,644 336
Cultivators 80 73 7
Agriculture Labourer 92 80 12
Household Industries 93 87 6
Other Workers 1,715 1,404 311
Marginal Workers 417 256 161
Non Working 3,872 1,301 2,571

Chak Bhrigu Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Chak Bhrigu is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,269 83.8% 958

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