Pania Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Pania is a village situated in Contai - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 295 families residing in the village Pania. The total population of Pania is 1,497 out of which 748 are males and 749 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pania is 1,001.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pania village is 211 which is 14% of the total population. There are 108 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pania is 954 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,001) of Pania village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pania is 81.6%. Thus Pania village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 89.06% and the female literacy rate is 74.15% in Pania village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pania village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pania Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pania village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 211 | 108 | 103 |
| Literacy | 81.57% | 89.06% | 74.15% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 448 | 178 | 270 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pania village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pania village out of total population, 579 were engaged in work activities. 69.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 579 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 401 | 302 | 99 |
| Cultivators | 97 | 94 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 156 | 74 | 82 |
| Other Workers | 122 | 108 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 178 | 137 | 41 |
| Non Working | 918 | 309 | 609 |
Nearby Villages to Pania,
Below are the list of villages near Pania village in Contai - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Majna | 4,653 |
| Kantai | 2,045 |
| Rani Basan | 1,167 |
| Tajpur | 1,616 |
| Barbarya | 1,352 |
| Kapasda | 1,784 |
| Raipur Paschimbar | 685 |
| Bahulia | 1,018 |
| Raipur | 1,608 |
| Subarnadihi | 732 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pania, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia