Shian Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shian is a village situated in Bolpur Sriniketan block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 484 families residing in the village Shian. The total population of Shian is 2,106 out of which 1,055 are males and 1,051 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shian is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shian village is 279 which is 13% of the total population. There are 138 male children and 141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shian is 1,022 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Shian village.

Population
2,106
Families
484
Literacy
56.27%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shian is 56.3%. Thus Shian village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 60.63% and the female literacy rate is 51.87% in Shian village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shian village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Shian Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shian village.

Total Male Female
Children 279 138 141
Literacy 56.27% 60.63% 51.87%
Scheduled Caste 541 281 260
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 1,078 499 579

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Shian village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shian village out of total population, 752 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 752 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 343 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 587 553 34
Cultivators 94 93 1
Agriculture Labourer 343 334 9
Household Industries 9 8 1
Other Workers 141 118 23
Marginal Workers 165 97 68
Non Working 1,354 405 949

Nearby Villages to Shian,

Below are the list of villages near Shian village in Bolpur Sriniketan.

Village Population
Dwarkanathpur 3,363
Purbba Islampur 1,338
Baidyanathpur 941
Gobindapur 920
Simait 510
Araji Muluk 860
Tatarpur 835
Dihipara 1,348
Layek Bazar 2,910
Sahajapur 1,488

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