Saldanga Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011
Saldanga is a village situated in Barjora block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 166 families residing in the village Saldanga. The total population of Saldanga is 662 out of which 335 are males and 327 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Saldanga is 976.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saldanga village is 90 which is 14% of the total population. There are 36 male children and 54 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saldanga is 1,500 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Saldanga village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Saldanga is 54%. Thus Saldanga village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 63.55% and the female literacy rate is 43.59% in Saldanga village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Saldanga village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Saldanga Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Saldanga village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 90 | 36 | 54 |
| Literacy | 54.02% | 63.55% | 43.59% |
| Scheduled Caste | 477 | 243 | 234 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 353 | 145 | 208 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 72.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Saldanga village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Saldanga village out of total population, 316 were engaged in work activities. 96.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 316 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 258 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 306 | 199 | 107 |
| Cultivators | 25 | 24 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 258 | 158 | 100 |
| Other Workers | 23 | 17 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Non Working | 346 | 134 | 212 |
Nearby Villages to Saldanga,
Below are the list of villages near Saldanga village in Barjora.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Belut | 930 |
| Jagannathpur | 2,061 |
| Bankurardanga | 538 |
| Purushottampur | 229 |
| Gosainpur | 535 |
| Asansola | 899 |
| Amthia | 651 |
| Muktapur | 297 |
| Shyamdaspur | 101 |
| Kodma | 1,026 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Saldanga, Bankura, West Bengal - Wikipedia