Ghagra Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Ghagra is a village situated in Hemtabad block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 283 families residing in the village Ghagra. The total population of Ghagra is 1,324 out of which 686 are males and 638 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ghagra is 930.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ghagra village is 182 which is 14% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 93 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ghagra is 1,045 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Ghagra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ghagra is 72.8%. Thus Ghagra village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 79.06% and the female literacy rate is 65.87% in Ghagra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ghagra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ghagra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ghagra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 182 | 89 | 93 |
| Literacy | 72.77% | 79.06% | 65.87% |
| Scheduled Caste | 988 | 507 | 481 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 22 | 13 | 9 |
| Illiterate | 493 | 214 | 279 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.7% of total population in Ghagra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ghagra village out of total population, 606 were engaged in work activities. 87% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 606 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 445 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 527 | 373 | 154 |
| Cultivators | 64 | 55 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 445 | 302 | 143 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 16 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 79 | 20 | 59 |
| Non Working | 718 | 293 | 425 |
Nearby Villages to Ghagra,
Below are the list of villages near Ghagra village in Hemtabad.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rampur | 1,614 |
| Krishnabati | 1,148 |
| Atrai | 1,004 |
| Bidisoil | 1,103 |
| Surangapur | 1,887 |
| Krishnapur | 1,071 |
| Turibar | 1,644 |
| Patair | 1,132 |
| Joyrambati | 97 |
| Pirojpur | 231 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ghagra, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia