Media Population, Caste, Working Data Nadia, West Bengal - Census 2011
Media is a village situated in Santipur block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 288 families residing in the village Media. The total population of Media is 1,317 out of which 680 are males and 637 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Media is 937.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Media village is 201 which is 15% of the total population. There are 106 male children and 95 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Media is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Media village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Media is 49.5%. Thus Media village has lower literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 55.92% and the female literacy rate is 42.62% in Media village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Media village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Media Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Media village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 201 | 106 | 95 |
| Literacy | 49.46% | 55.92% | 42.62% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 765 | 359 | 406 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Media village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Media village out of total population, 417 were engaged in work activities. 96.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 417 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 197 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 404 | 378 | 26 |
| Cultivators | 152 | 151 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 197 | 193 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| Other Workers | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| Non Working | 900 | 296 | 604 |
Nearby Villages to Media,
Below are the list of villages near Media village in Santipur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gayespur | 5,247 |
| Chak Bholadanga | 157 |
| Panpara | 5,156 |
| Manik Nagar | 3,609 |
| Saguna | 7,874 |
| Aluipara | 1,421 |
| Hijuli | 4,146 |
| Baganchara | 8,524 |
| Brahmasasan | 1,184 |
| Chandkuri | 2,643 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Media, Nadia, West Bengal - Wikipedia