Pagra Population, Caste, Working Data Samastipur, Bihar - Census 2011
Pagra is a village situated in Dalsinghsarai block of Samastipur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,708 families residing in the village Pagra. The total population of Pagra is 8,460 out of which 4,443 are males and 4,017 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pagra is 904.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pagra village is 1583 which is 19% of the total population. There are 811 male children and 772 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pagra is 952 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Pagra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pagra is 59.5%. Thus Pagra village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Samastipur district. The male literacy rate is 68.81% and the female literacy rate is 49.06% in Pagra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pagra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pagra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pagra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,583 | 811 | 772 |
| Literacy | 59.49% | 68.81% | 49.06% |
| Scheduled Caste | 2,870 | 1,501 | 1,369 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Illiterate | 4,369 | 1,944 | 2,425 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Pagra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pagra village out of total population, 2,229 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,229 workers engaged in Main Work, 336 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,035 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,741 | 1,613 | 128 |
| Cultivators | 336 | 314 | 22 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1,035 | 968 | 67 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 362 | 325 | 37 |
| Marginal Workers | 488 | 357 | 131 |
| Non Working | 6,231 | 2,473 | 3,758 |
Nearby Villages to Pagra,
Below are the list of villages near Pagra village in Dalsinghsarai.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Rampur Mahima | 471 |
| Rampur Pagra | 277 |
| Harsankarpur | 5,400 |
| Shahpur Pagra | 1,989 |
| Mathurapur | 3,022 |
| Balo Chak | 2,640 |
| Chak Bahauddin | 5,706 |
| Umar Chak | 133 |
| Panr | 10,922 |
| Chak Murtaza | 1,055 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pagra, Samastipur, Bihar - Wikipedia