Sekhmina Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Sekhmina is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 72 families residing in the village Sekhmina. The total population of Sekhmina is 358 out of which 182 are males and 176 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sekhmina is 967.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sekhmina village is 44 which is 12% of the total population. There are 22 male children and 22 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sekhmina is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Sekhmina village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sekhmina is 77.4%. Thus Sekhmina village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 78.12% and the female literacy rate is 76.62% in Sekhmina village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sekhmina village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sekhmina Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sekhmina village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 44 | 22 | 22 |
| Literacy | 77.39% | 78.12% | 76.62% |
| Scheduled Caste | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 129 | 64 | 65 |
| Illiterate | 115 | 57 | 58 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36% of total population in Sekhmina village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sekhmina village out of total population, 104 were engaged in work activities. 76.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 104 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 80 | 70 | 10 |
| Cultivators | 34 | 34 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 37 | 31 | 6 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| Non Working | 254 | 96 | 158 |
Nearby Villages to Sekhmina,
Below are the list of villages near Sekhmina village in Gangarampur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Atash | 1,130 |
| Shikarpur | 285 |
| Tetrail | 912 |
| Shyampur | 497 |
| Raghunathpur | 56 |
| Chakrapanipur | 654 |
| Nazirpur | 749 |
| Keshabpur | 2,834 |
| Dhonail | 439 |
| Kashimpur | 1,107 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sekhmina, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia