Popai Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011
Popai is a village situated in Polba - Dadpur block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 402 families residing in the village Popai. The total population of Popai is 1,846 out of which 972 are males and 874 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Popai is 899.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Popai village is 219 which is 12% of the total population. There are 115 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Popai is 904 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (899) of Popai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Popai is 67.5%. Thus Popai village has a lower literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 73.16% and the female literacy rate is 61.3% in Popai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Popai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Popai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Popai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 219 | 115 | 104 |
| Literacy | 67.55% | 73.16% | 61.3% |
| Scheduled Caste | 745 | 383 | 362 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 315 | 162 | 153 |
| Illiterate | 747 | 345 | 402 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.1% of total population in Popai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Popai village out of total population, 860 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 860 workers engaged in Main Work, 138 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 484 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 767 | 563 | 204 |
| Cultivators | 138 | 130 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 484 | 314 | 170 |
| Household Industries | 32 | 28 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 113 | 91 | 22 |
| Marginal Workers | 93 | 59 | 34 |
| Non Working | 986 | 350 | 636 |
Map of Popai, Hugli, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Popai, Polba - Dadpur
Below are the list of villages near Popai village in Polba - Dadpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Talchinan-Sanihati | 4,801 |
| Mirkhila | 1,694 |
| Bali Kukhari | 1,515 |
| Aima Samsara | 871 |
| Hadilpur | 880 |
| Keshabpur | 643 |
| Ichhpur | 479 |
| Chaupala | 719 |
| Derui | 730 |
| Dhanijpur | 278 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Popai, Hugli, West Bengal - Wikipedia