Tenyasi Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Tenyasi is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 384 families residing in the village Tenyasi. The total population of Tenyasi is 1,927 out of which 996 are males and 931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tenyasi is 935.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tenyasi village is 290 which is 15% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tenyasi is 779 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Tenyasi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tenyasi is 56.6%. Thus Tenyasi village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 67.83% and the female literacy rate is 45.02% in Tenyasi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tenyasi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tenyasi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tenyasi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 290 | 163 | 127 |
| Literacy | 56.63% | 67.83% | 45.02% |
| Scheduled Caste | 249 | 131 | 118 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 876 | 448 | 428 |
| Illiterate | 1,000 | 431 | 569 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.5% of total population in Tenyasi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tenyasi village out of total population, 1,012 were engaged in work activities. 50.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,012 workers engaged in Main Work, 241 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 190 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 509 | 411 | 98 |
| Cultivators | 241 | 227 | 14 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 190 | 120 | 70 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 75 | 61 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 503 | 122 | 381 |
| Non Working | 915 | 463 | 452 |
Nearby Villages to Tenyasi,
Below are the list of villages near Tenyasi village in Arsha.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kultanr Alias Paharpur | 1,281 |
| Gurahata | 802 |
| Salaidahar | 1,719 |
| Sirkabad | 6,288 |
| Senabana | 1,603 |
| Bhuda | 336 |
| Lachhamanpur | 1,576 |
| Rajpati | 3,084 |
| Upar Jambad | 2,426 |
| Mudali | 2,715 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tenyasi, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia