Rajapur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Rajapur is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 861 families residing in the village Rajapur. The total population of Rajapur is 3,621 out of which 1,841 are males and 1,780 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajapur is 967.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajapur village is 339 which is 9% of the total population. There are 187 male children and 152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajapur is 813 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Rajapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajapur is 79%. Thus Rajapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.62% and the female literacy rate is 74.39% in Rajapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Rajapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Rajapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Rajapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 339 | 187 | 152 |
| Literacy | 79.04% | 83.62% | 74.39% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,986 | 1,012 | 974 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Illiterate | 1,027 | 458 | 569 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Rajapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Rajapur village out of total population, 1,430 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,430 workers engaged in Main Work, 543 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 520 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,285 | 1,031 | 254 |
| Cultivators | 543 | 397 | 146 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 520 | 462 | 58 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 206 | 163 | 43 |
| Marginal Workers | 145 | 61 | 84 |
| Non Working | 2,191 | 749 | 1,442 |
Nearby Villages to Rajapur,
Below are the list of villages near Rajapur village in Gaighata.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Rajapur, North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia