Lamagaon Population, Caste, Working Data Darjiling, West Bengal - Census 2011
Lamagaon is a village situated in Darjeeling Pulbazar block of Darjiling district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 548 families residing in the village Lamagaon. The total population of Lamagaon is 2,630 out of which 1,336 are males and 1,294 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lamagaon is 969.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lamagaon village is 326 which is 12% of the total population. There are 162 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lamagaon is 1,012 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Lamagaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lamagaon is 80.1%. Thus Lamagaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Darjiling district. The male literacy rate is 87.48% and the female literacy rate is 72.48% in Lamagaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lamagaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lamagaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lamagaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 326 | 162 | 164 |
| Literacy | 80.12% | 87.48% | 72.48% |
| Scheduled Caste | 63 | 26 | 37 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,530 | 782 | 748 |
| Illiterate | 784 | 309 | 475 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 58.2% of total population in Lamagaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lamagaon village out of total population, 1,126 were engaged in work activities. 48.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,126 workers engaged in Main Work, 277 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 141 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 544 | 373 | 171 |
| Cultivators | 277 | 193 | 84 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 141 | 86 | 55 |
| Household Industries | 23 | 19 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 103 | 75 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 582 | 325 | 257 |
| Non Working | 1,504 | 638 | 866 |
Nearby Villages to Lamagaon,
Below are the list of villages near Lamagaon village in Darjeeling Pulbazar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lamagaon, Darjiling, West Bengal - Wikipedia