Shunia Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Shunia is a village situated in Deshopran block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 180 families residing in the village Shunia. The total population of Shunia is 908 out of which 457 are males and 451 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shunia is 987.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shunia village is 135 which is 15% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shunia is 1,177 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (987) of Shunia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shunia is 95.1%. Thus Shunia village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 98.23% and the female literacy rate is 91.8% in Shunia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Shunia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Shunia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Shunia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 135 | 62 | 73 |
| Literacy | 95.08% | 98.23% | 91.8% |
| Scheduled Caste | 25 | 11 | 14 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 173 | 69 | 104 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shunia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Shunia village out of total population, 342 were engaged in work activities. 12.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 342 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 43 | 36 | 7 |
| Cultivators | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 31 | 25 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 299 | 244 | 55 |
| Non Working | 566 | 177 | 389 |
Nearby Villages to Shunia,
Below are the list of villages near Shunia village in Deshopran.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Umapati Bar | 904 |
| Baharchandberya | 1,364 |
| Kulanjara | 1,043 |
| Ghoraghata | 925 |
| Jhaubani | 1,034 |
| Kasafalia | 1,609 |
| Parulia | 1,490 |
| Phulbari | 1,375 |
| Hinchi | 1,782 |
| Chandberya | 2,082 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Shunia, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia