Layara Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Layara is a village situated in Para block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 193 families residing in the village Layara. The total population of Layara is 891 out of which 464 are males and 427 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Layara is 920.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Layara village is 134 which is 15% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Layara is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (920) of Layara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Layara is 68.3%. Thus Layara village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 83.25% and the female literacy rate is 52.07% in Layara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Layara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Layara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Layara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 134 | 70 | 64 |
| Literacy | 68.3% | 83.25% | 52.07% |
| Scheduled Caste | 344 | 184 | 160 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 374 | 136 | 238 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Layara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Layara village out of total population, 257 were engaged in work activities. 43.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 257 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 111 | 102 | 9 |
| Cultivators | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 39 | 36 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 44 | 43 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 146 | 119 | 27 |
| Non Working | 634 | 243 | 391 |
Nearby Villages to Layara,
Below are the list of villages near Layara village in Para.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Phusrabaid | 4,205 |
| Baishyakuli | 1,490 |
| Bagalia | 2,088 |
| Maldi | 539 |
| Tentulyabaid | 146 |
| Anara | 5,517 |
| Jhanpara | 2,830 |
| Ranipur | 1,991 |
| Jabarra | 3,244 |
| Palma | 3,900 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Layara, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia