Shahara Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Shahara is a village situated in Sahid Matangini block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 399 families residing in the village Shahara. The total population of Shahara is 1,684 out of which 859 are males and 825 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shahara is 960.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shahara village is 166 which is 10% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 84 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shahara is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Shahara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shahara is 92%. Thus Shahara village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 97.55% and the female literacy rate is 86.23% in Shahara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shahara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shahara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shahara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 166 | 82 | 84 |
| Literacy | 92.03% | 97.55% | 86.23% |
| Scheduled Caste | 274 | 140 | 134 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 287 | 101 | 186 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shahara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shahara village out of total population, 678 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 678 workers engaged in Main Work, 82 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 119 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 567 | 474 | 93 |
| Cultivators | 82 | 69 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 119 | 81 | 38 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 350 | 315 | 35 |
| Marginal Workers | 111 | 78 | 33 |
| Non Working | 1,006 | 307 | 699 |
Nearby Villages to Shahara,
Below are the list of villages near Shahara village in Sahid Matangini.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Barari | 1,105 |
| Bansda | 1,906 |
| Barasati | 3,581 |
| Agar | 1,911 |
| Chitra | 2,209 |
| Harasankar Ranichak | 1,480 |
| Dariala | 1,978 |
| Hogalberya | 2,710 |
| Akandi | 1,577 |
| Patanda | 1,398 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shahara, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia