Bahar Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011
Bahar is a village situated in Harischandrapur - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 462 families residing in the village Bahar. The total population of Bahar is 1,992 out of which 1,044 are males and 948 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bahar is 908.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bahar village is 364 which is 18% of the total population. There are 191 male children and 173 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bahar is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (908) of Bahar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bahar is 25%. Thus Bahar village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 27.78% and the female literacy rate is 21.94% in Bahar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bahar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bahar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bahar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 364 | 191 | 173 |
| Literacy | 25% | 27.78% | 21.94% |
| Scheduled Caste | 232 | 118 | 114 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,585 | 807 | 778 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Bahar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bahar village out of total population, 823 were engaged in work activities. 52.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 823 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 295 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 433 | 373 | 60 |
| Cultivators | 103 | 94 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 295 | 263 | 32 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Other Workers | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 390 | 233 | 157 |
| Non Working | 1,169 | 438 | 731 |
Nearby Villages to Bahar,
Below are the list of villages near Bahar village in Harischandrapur - I.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bahar, Maldah, West Bengal - Wikipedia