Bijgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bijgaon is a village situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 291 families residing in the village Bijgaon. The total population of Bijgaon is 1,342 out of which 683 are males and 659 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bijgaon is 965.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bijgaon village is 217 which is 16% of the total population. There are 106 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijgaon is 1,047 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Bijgaon village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bijgaon is 62.1%. Thus Bijgaon village has a higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 68.28% and the female literacy rate is 55.66% in Bijgaon village.

Population
1,342
Families
291
Literacy
62.13%
Sex Ratio
965

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

Bijgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 217 106 111
Literacy 62.13% 68.28% 55.66%
Scheduled Caste 624 321 303
Scheduled Tribe 22 10 12
Illiterate 643 289 354

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Bijgaon village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bijgaon village out of total population, 723 were engaged in work activities. 49.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 723 workers engaged in Main Work, 139 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 356 322 34
Cultivators 139 132 7
Agriculture Labourer 185 160 25
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 30 28 2
Marginal Workers 367 68 299
Non Working 619 293 326

Map of Bijgaon, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Bijgaon, Raiganj

Below are the list of villages near Bijgaon village in Raiganj.

Village Population
Bamuha 2,707
Pirojpur 2,994
Durgapur 504
Lohanda 3,511
Bastor 799
Gomarda 2,463
Gayas 1,281
Burakamat 1,618
Kumarghari 538
Sahapur 1,171

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