Bhajna Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhajna is a village situated in Patharpratima block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,096 families residing in the village Bhajna. The total population of Bhajna is 5,307 out of which 2,705 are males and 2,602 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhajna is 962.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bhajna village is 716 which is 13% of the total population. There are 343 male children and 373 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhajna is 1,087 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Bhajna village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhajna is 73.8%. Thus Bhajna village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 80.91% and the female literacy rate is 66.26% in Bhajna village.

Population
5,307
Families
1,096
Literacy
73.8%
Sex Ratio
962

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

Bhajna Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 716 343 373
Literacy 73.8% 80.91% 66.26%
Scheduled Caste 1,838 945 893
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,919 794 1,125

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhajna village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhajna village out of total population, 1,848 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,848 workers engaged in Main Work, 204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 663 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,191 1,125 66
Cultivators 204 196 8
Agriculture Labourer 663 649 14
Household Industries 42 33 9
Other Workers 282 247 35
Marginal Workers 657 377 280
Non Working 3,459 1,203 2,256

Map of Bhajna, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Bhajna, Patharpratima

Below are the list of villages near Bhajna village in Patharpratima.

Village Population
Dakshin Gangadharpur 13,738
Meherpur 3,494
Dakshin Madhusudanpur 2,894
Srinarayanpur 5,098
Nilerat 1,823
Taranagar 4,425
Ramdebpur 250
Purna Chandrapur 4,099
Malaya 1,921
Dakshin Durgapur 5,722

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