Shancha Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011
Shancha is a village situated in Goghat - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 181 families residing in the village Shancha. The total population of Shancha is 841 out of which 428 are males and 413 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shancha is 965.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shancha village is 67 which is 8% of the total population. There are 28 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shancha is 1,393 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Shancha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shancha is 84%. Thus Shancha village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 92.75% and the female literacy rate is 74.6% in Shancha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shancha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shancha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shancha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 67 | 28 | 39 |
| Literacy | 83.98% | 92.75% | 74.6% |
| Scheduled Caste | 351 | 177 | 174 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 191 | 57 | 134 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shancha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shancha village out of total population, 315 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 315 workers engaged in Main Work, 148 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 135 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 305 | 285 | 20 |
| Cultivators | 148 | 146 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 135 | 126 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| Non Working | 526 | 135 | 391 |
Nearby Villages to Shancha,
Below are the list of villages near Shancha village in Goghat - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Raghubati | 1,785 |
| Harischandrapur | 847 |
| Palpukur | 128 |
| Ratanpur | 1,643 |
| Santoshpur | 1,337 |
| Santa | 1,390 |
| Bajua | 2,949 |
| Madina | 1,877 |
| Bhadur | 2,898 |
| Ganeshbati | 1,094 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shancha, Hugli, West Bengal - Wikipedia