Tigra Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Tigra is a village situated in Jhalda - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 356 families residing in the village Tigra. The total population of Tigra is 1,771 out of which 908 are males and 863 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tigra is 950.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tigra village is 315 which is 18% of the total population. There are 164 male children and 151 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tigra is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Tigra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tigra is 53.7%. Thus Tigra village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 74.73% and the female literacy rate is 31.74% in Tigra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tigra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tigra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tigra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 315 | 164 | 151 |
| Literacy | 53.71% | 74.73% | 31.74% |
| Scheduled Caste | 558 | 301 | 257 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 35 | 19 | 16 |
| Illiterate | 989 | 352 | 637 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Tigra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tigra village out of total population, 858 were engaged in work activities. 34% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 858 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 292 | 193 | 99 |
| Cultivators | 70 | 68 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 34 | 33 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 169 | 77 | 92 |
| Other Workers | 19 | 15 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 566 | 254 | 312 |
| Non Working | 913 | 461 | 452 |
Nearby Villages to Tigra,
Below are the list of villages near Tigra village in Jhalda - II.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tigra, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia