Selani Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Selani is a village situated in Jaipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 166 families residing in the village Selani. The total population of Selani is 834 out of which 417 are males and 417 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Selani is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Selani village is 124 which is 15% of the total population. There are 59 male children and 65 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Selani is 1,102 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Selani village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Selani is 67.6%. Thus Selani village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 82.4% and the female literacy rate is 52.56% in Selani village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Selani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Selani Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Selani village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 124 | 59 | 65 |
| Literacy | 67.61% | 82.4% | 52.56% |
| Scheduled Caste | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 182 | 96 | 86 |
| Illiterate | 354 | 122 | 232 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.8% of total population in Selani village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Selani village out of total population, 305 were engaged in work activities. 25.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 305 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 77 | 73 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 49 | 49 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 25 | 21 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 228 | 167 | 61 |
| Non Working | 529 | 177 | 352 |
Nearby Villages to Selani,
Below are the list of villages near Selani village in Jaipur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Selani, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia