Ekar Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Ekar is a village situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 281 families residing in the village Ekar. The total population of Ekar is 1,307 out of which 663 are males and 644 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekar is 971.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekar village is 153 which is 12% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 71 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekar is 866 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Ekar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekar is 68.5%. Thus Ekar village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 79.17% and the female literacy rate is 57.59% in Ekar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ekar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ekar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ekar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 153 | 82 | 71 |
| Literacy | 68.46% | 79.17% | 57.59% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,182 | 598 | 584 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 112 | 60 | 52 |
| Illiterate | 517 | 203 | 314 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 90.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.6% of total population in Ekar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ekar village out of total population, 490 were engaged in work activities. 65.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 490 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 320 | 279 | 41 |
| Cultivators | 101 | 99 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 31 | 27 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 186 | 151 | 35 |
| Marginal Workers | 170 | 75 | 95 |
| Non Working | 817 | 309 | 508 |
Nearby Villages to Ekar,
Below are the list of villages near Ekar village in Raiganj.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Madhupur | 2,210 |
| Narayanpur | 1,939 |
| Chapduar | 3,277 |
| Hatmani | 858 |
| Kotgram | 3,112 |
| Sankarpur | 955 |
| Soharai | 4,449 |
| Maharajpur | 3,441 |
| Choruidangi | 361 |
| Basudebpur | 1,317 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ekar, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia