Dhanpota Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Dhanpota is a village situated in Magrahat - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 739 families residing in the village Dhanpota. The total population of Dhanpota is 3,326 out of which 1,753 are males and 1,573 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhanpota is 897.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhanpota village is 324 which is 10% of the total population. There are 156 male children and 168 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhanpota is 1,077 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (897) of Dhanpota village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhanpota is 80.4%. Thus Dhanpota village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 90.29% and the female literacy rate is 69.25% in Dhanpota village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Dhanpota village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Dhanpota Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dhanpota village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 324 | 156 | 168 |
| Literacy | 80.45% | 90.29% | 69.25% |
| Scheduled Caste | 3,121 | 1,645 | 1,476 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 911 | 311 | 600 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 93.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dhanpota village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Dhanpota village out of total population, 1,270 were engaged in work activities. 69.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,270 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 888 | 782 | 106 |
| Cultivators | 170 | 158 | 12 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 89 | 84 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 31 | 28 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 598 | 512 | 86 |
| Marginal Workers | 382 | 218 | 164 |
| Non Working | 2,056 | 753 | 1,303 |
Nearby Villages to Dhanpota,
Below are the list of villages near Dhanpota village in Magrahat - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Sarbanandapur | 1,797 |
| Bankadwar | 1,259 |
| Dakshin Kashi | 4,490 |
| Bishweshwarpur | 4,443 |
| Mallarchak Ishwaripur | 2,481 |
| Paran Khali | 634 |
| Mamudpur | 4,367 |
| Dakshin Mukundapur | 1,841 |
| Maitala | 2,179 |
| Taldi | 1,665 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Dhanpota, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia