Atash Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Atash is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 257 families residing in the village Atash. The total population of Atash is 1,130 out of which 568 are males and 562 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Atash is 989.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Atash village is 125 which is 11% of the total population. There are 68 male children and 57 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Atash is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (989) of Atash village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Atash is 79.4%. Thus Atash village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 85.4% and the female literacy rate is 73.47% in Atash village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Atash village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Atash Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Atash village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 125 | 68 | 57 |
| Literacy | 79.4% | 85.4% | 73.47% |
| Scheduled Caste | 50 | 27 | 23 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 397 | 197 | 200 |
| Illiterate | 332 | 141 | 191 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35.1% of total population in Atash village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Atash village out of total population, 355 were engaged in work activities. 96.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 355 workers engaged in Main Work, 236 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 62 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 343 | 302 | 41 |
| Cultivators | 236 | 224 | 12 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 62 | 43 | 19 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 44 | 34 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Non Working | 775 | 256 | 519 |
Nearby Villages to Atash,
Below are the list of villages near Atash village in Gangarampur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tetrail | 912 |
| Sekhmina | 358 |
| Raghunathpur | 56 |
| Shikarpur | 285 |
| Nazirpur | 749 |
| Shyampur | 497 |
| Dhonail | 439 |
| Chakrapanipur | 654 |
| Raghabpur | 773 |
| Keshabpur | 2,834 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Atash, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia