Chakla Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chakla is a village situated in Harirampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 355 families residing in the village Chakla. The total population of Chakla is 1,549 out of which 796 are males and 753 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chakla is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chakla village is 175 which is 11% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chakla is 1,059 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Chakla village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chakla is 75.5%. Thus Chakla village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 81.29% and the female literacy rate is 69.23% in Chakla village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chakla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chakla Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chakla village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 175 | 85 | 90 |
| Literacy | 75.47% | 81.29% | 69.23% |
| Scheduled Caste | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 173 | 79 | 94 |
| Illiterate | 512 | 218 | 294 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.2% of total population in Chakla village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chakla village out of total population, 643 were engaged in work activities. 62.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 643 workers engaged in Main Work, 307 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 76 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 403 | 380 | 23 |
| Cultivators | 307 | 298 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 76 | 72 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Marginal Workers | 240 | 38 | 202 |
| Non Working | 906 | 378 | 528 |
Nearby Villages to Chakla,
Below are the list of villages near Chakla village in Harirampur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Maliari | 538 |
| Maliandighi | 1,202 |
| Bimalanandapur | 656 |
| Bagulahar | 826 |
| Parmahasu | 581 |
| Raghunathpur | 25 |
| Raynagar | 958 |
| Bahirdhanjor | 919 |
| Ranthail | 537 |
| Kasba | 1,123 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chakla, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia