Chandanagar Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chandanagar is a village situated in Kandi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 427 families residing in the village Chandanagar. The total population of Chandanagar is 1,745 out of which 949 are males and 796 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chandanagar is 839.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chandanagar village is 253 which is 14% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 109 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chandanagar is 757 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (839) of Chandanagar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chandanagar is 65.2%. Thus Chandanagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 72.3% and the female literacy rate is 56.91% in Chandanagar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chandanagar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chandanagar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chandanagar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 253 | 144 | 109 |
| Literacy | 65.21% | 72.3% | 56.91% |
| Scheduled Caste | 321 | 177 | 144 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 772 | 367 | 405 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chandanagar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chandanagar village out of total population, 560 were engaged in work activities. 84.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 560 workers engaged in Main Work, 267 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 120 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 472 | 414 | 58 |
| Cultivators | 267 | 220 | 47 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 120 | 116 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 83 | 77 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 88 | 82 | 6 |
| Non Working | 1,185 | 453 | 732 |
Nearby Villages to Chandanagar,
Below are the list of villages near Chandanagar village in Kandi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gobindapur | 2,283 |
| Santoshpur | 759 |
| Harinagar | 1,263 |
| Jitpur | 447 |
| Srikantapur | 3,779 |
| Rajarampur | 774 |
| Purandarpur | 4,511 |
| Gopalpur | 1,020 |
| Bundai | 2,014 |
| Manoharpur | 1,104 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chandanagar, Murshidabad, West Bengal - Wikipedia