Raikhan Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Raikhan is a village situated in Kumarganj block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 175 families residing in the village Raikhan. The total population of Raikhan is 864 out of which 456 are males and 408 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Raikhan is 895.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raikhan village is 110 which is 13% of the total population. There are 50 male children and 60 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raikhan is 1,200 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Raikhan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Raikhan is 75.3%. Thus Raikhan village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 80.05% and the female literacy rate is 69.83% in Raikhan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Raikhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Raikhan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Raikhan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 110 | 50 | 60 |
| Literacy | 75.33% | 80.05% | 69.83% |
| Scheduled Caste | 100 | 44 | 56 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 296 | 131 | 165 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Raikhan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Raikhan village out of total population, 256 were engaged in work activities. 89.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 256 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 154 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 230 | 204 | 26 |
| Cultivators | 59 | 52 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 154 | 144 | 10 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 8 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 26 | 7 | 19 |
| Non Working | 608 | 245 | 363 |
Nearby Villages to Raikhan,
Below are the list of villages near Raikhan village in Kumarganj.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Utrail | 552 |
| Bhagabanpur | 171 |
| Purbba Gobindapur | 146 |
| Darajpur | 342 |
| Bafra | 394 |
| Uchat | 1,007 |
| Gouripur | 96 |
| Enatullapur Munjarichak | 853 |
| Uchhana | 370 |
| Dattamati | 611 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Raikhan, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia