Chandigar Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chandigar is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 728 families residing in the village Chandigar. The total population of Chandigar is 3,051 out of which 1,575 are males and 1,476 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chandigar is 937.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chandigar village is 301 which is 10% of the total population. There are 162 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chandigar is 858 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Chandigar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chandigar is 82%. Thus Chandigar village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 86.55% and the female literacy rate is 77.19% in Chandigar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chandigar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chandigar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chandigar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 301 | 162 | 139 |
| Literacy | 82% | 86.55% | 77.19% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,712 | 879 | 833 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 13 | 4 | 9 |
| Illiterate | 796 | 352 | 444 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Chandigar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chandigar village out of total population, 1,092 were engaged in work activities. 81.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,092 workers engaged in Main Work, 181 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 417 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 890 | 804 | 86 |
| Cultivators | 181 | 179 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 417 | 372 | 45 |
| Household Industries | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Other Workers | 271 | 246 | 25 |
| Marginal Workers | 202 | 153 | 49 |
| Non Working | 1,959 | 618 | 1,341 |
Nearby Villages to Chandigar,
Below are the list of villages near Chandigar village in Gaighata.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chandigar, North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia