Ragma Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Ragma is a village situated in Barabazar block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 211 families residing in the village Ragma. The total population of Ragma is 1,083 out of which 555 are males and 528 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ragma is 951.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ragma village is 176 which is 16% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 91 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ragma is 1,071 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Ragma village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ragma is 56%. Thus Ragma village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 73.4% and the female literacy rate is 37.3% in Ragma village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ragma village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ragma Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ragma village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 176 | 85 | 91 |
| Literacy | 56.01% | 73.4% | 37.3% |
| Scheduled Caste | 183 | 98 | 85 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 265 | 128 | 137 |
| Illiterate | 575 | 210 | 365 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.5% of total population in Ragma village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ragma village out of total population, 557 were engaged in work activities. 23.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 76.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 557 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 131 | 124 | 7 |
| Cultivators | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 78 | 73 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 426 | 201 | 225 |
| Non Working | 526 | 230 | 296 |
Nearby Villages to Ragma,
Below are the list of villages near Ragma village in Barabazar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ransi | 530 |
| Basbera | 578 |
| Rampur | 111 |
| Karmabera | 694 |
| Dumurdih | 200 |
| Raghunathdih | 219 |
| Gorsai | 364 |
| Rangagara | 450 |
| Simuldanga | 478 |
| Purihasa | 660 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ragma, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia