Palashdanga Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Palashdanga is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 89 families residing in the village Palashdanga. The total population of Palashdanga is 364 out of which 198 are males and 166 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palashdanga is 838.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palashdanga village is 64 which is 18% of the total population. There are 36 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palashdanga is 778 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (838) of Palashdanga village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palashdanga is 91%. Thus Palashdanga village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 91.98% and the female literacy rate is 89.86% in Palashdanga village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palashdanga village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Palashdanga Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palashdanga village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 64 | 36 | 28 |
| Literacy | 91% | 91.98% | 89.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 79 | 38 | 41 |
| Illiterate | 91 | 49 | 42 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.7% of total population in Palashdanga village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Palashdanga village out of total population, 280 were engaged in work activities. 32.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 280 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 91 | 88 | 3 |
| Cultivators | 55 | 54 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 22 | 20 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 189 | 66 | 123 |
| Non Working | 84 | 44 | 40 |
Nearby Villages to Palashdanga,
Below are the list of villages near Palashdanga village in Balurghat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Jiapur | 251 |
| Santosh Palasdanga | 28 |
| Dharail | 301 |
| Jalghar | 2,310 |
| Kasiadanga | 942 |
| Majhina | 254 |
| Dogachhi | 1,229 |
| Talmandira | 555 |
| Mohanpur | 133 |
| Trikul | 744 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Palashdanga, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia