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Nabagram Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Nabagram is a Census Town city situated in Raghunathpur - II block of Puruliya district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,087 families residing in the Nabagram city. The total population of Nabagram is 5,963 out of which 3,105 are males and 2,858 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nabagram is 920.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nabagram city is 794 which is 13% of the total population. There are 421 male children and 373 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nabagram is 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nabagram is 73.8%. Thus Nabagram has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 85.1% and the female literacy rate is 61.57% in Nabagram.

Nabagram Census Town has total administration over 1,087 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.

Nabagram Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 794 421 373
Literacy 73.8% 73.6% 53.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,929 970 959
Scheduled Tribe 27 13 14
Illiterate 2,149 821 1,328

Caste-wise Population - Nabagram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Nabagram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,929 970 959
Schedule Tribe 27 13 14

Religion-wise Population - Nabagram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Nabagram is 5,292 which is 88.75% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Nabagram is 305 which is 5.11% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Nabagram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,292 (88.75%) 2,755 2,537
Muslim 305 (5.11%) 160 145
Christian 14 (0.23%) 5 9
Sikh 14 (0.23%) 8 6
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 337 (5.65%) 176 161
No Religion Specified 1 (0.02%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Nabagram

The total literacy rate of Nabagram was 73.79% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 3,814 literates, males were 2,284 while females were 1,530. Also the male literacy rate was 85.1% and the female literacy rate was 61.57% in Nabagram.

  Nabagram West Bengal
Female 61.57% 70.54%
Male 85.1% 81.69%
Total 73.79% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Nabagram

The Sex Ratio of Nabagram is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Nabagram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Nabagram.

Child Population - Nabagram

According to Census 2011, there were 794 children between age 0 to 6 years in Nabagram. Out of which 421 were male while 373 were female.

Working Population - Nabagram

In Nabagram Census Town out of total population, 1,784 were engaged in work activities. 70.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,784 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,251 1,083 168
Cultivators 26 23 3
Agriculture Labourer 3 3 0
Household Industries 83 48 35
Other Workers 1,139 1,009 130
Marginal Workers 533 371 162
Non Working 4,179 1,651 2,528

Nabagram Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,963 64% 920

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