Chamunda Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chamunda is a village situated in Sagardighi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 578 families residing in the village Chamunda. The total population of Chamunda is 2,627 out of which 1,313 are males and 1,314 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chamunda is 1,001.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chamunda village is 391 which is 15% of the total population. There are 200 male children and 191 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chamunda is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,001) of Chamunda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chamunda is 65.1%. Thus Chamunda village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 65.68% and the female literacy rate is 64.56% in Chamunda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chamunda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chamunda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chamunda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 391 | 200 | 191 |
| Literacy | 65.12% | 65.68% | 64.56% |
| Scheduled Caste | 271 | 131 | 140 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 61 | 31 | 30 |
| Illiterate | 1,171 | 582 | 589 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Chamunda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chamunda village out of total population, 936 were engaged in work activities. 71.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 936 workers engaged in Main Work, 180 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 334 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 673 | 620 | 53 |
| Cultivators | 180 | 171 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 334 | 316 | 18 |
| Household Industries | 44 | 41 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 115 | 92 | 23 |
| Marginal Workers | 263 | 91 | 172 |
| Non Working | 1,691 | 602 | 1,089 |
Nearby Villages to Chamunda,
Below are the list of villages near Chamunda village in Sagardighi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pilki | 1,690 |
| Balagachhi | 2,663 |
| Uttar Ramnagar | 1,807 |
| Chak Gopalpur | 1,156 |
| Sinheswari Gauripur | 4,921 |
| Uladanga | 3,388 |
| Jamalmati | 2,825 |
| Arijpur | 1,127 |
| Dihibaraj | 1,385 |
| Char Mathurapur | 7,112 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chamunda, Murshidabad, West Bengal - Wikipedia