Sahajadapur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sahajadapur is a village situated in Contai - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 279 families residing in the village Sahajadapur. The total population of Sahajadapur is 1,291 out of which 673 are males and 618 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahajadapur is 918.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sahajadapur village is 131 which is 10% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahajadapur is 955 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Sahajadapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahajadapur is 90.9%. Thus Sahajadapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 96.2% and the female literacy rate is 85.02% in Sahajadapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sahajadapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sahajadapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sahajadapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 131 | 67 | 64 |
| Literacy | 90.86% | 96.2% | 85.02% |
| Scheduled Caste | 246 | 125 | 121 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 237 | 90 | 147 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sahajadapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sahajadapur village out of total population, 457 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 457 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 282 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 408 | 406 | 2 |
| Cultivators | 70 | 69 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 282 | 281 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 51 | 51 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 49 | 42 | 7 |
| Non Working | 834 | 225 | 609 |
Nearby Villages to Sahajadapur,
Below are the list of villages near Sahajadapur village in Contai - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Badalpur | 790 |
| Subarnadihi | 732 |
| Kanchanpur | 141 |
| Bahulia | 1,018 |
| Adambar | 414 |
| Kapasda | 1,784 |
| Surghani | 314 |
| Tajpur | 1,616 |
| Nimdasbar | 790 |
| Rani Basan | 1,167 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sahajadapur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia