Badhia Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Badhia is a village situated in Ramnagar - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,261 families residing in the village Badhia. The total population of Badhia is 5,979 out of which 2,976 are males and 3,003 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Badhia is 1,009.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Badhia village is 768 which is 13% of the total population. There are 396 male children and 372 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Badhia is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,009) of Badhia village.

Population
5,979
Families
1,261
Literacy
75.26%
Sex Ratio
1,009

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Badhia is 75.3%. Thus Badhia village has lower literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.5% and the female literacy rate is 65.22% in Badhia village.

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

Badhia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 768 396 372
Literacy 75.26% 85.5% 65.22%
Scheduled Caste 1,039 528 511
Scheduled Tribe 119 58 61
Illiterate 2,057 770 1,287

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Badhia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Badhia village out of total population, 2,364 were engaged in work activities. 57.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,364 workers engaged in Main Work, 232 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 849 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,360 1,210 150
Cultivators 232 220 12
Agriculture Labourer 849 761 88
Household Industries 36 25 11
Other Workers 243 204 39
Marginal Workers 1,004 541 463
Non Working 3,615 1,225 2,390

Nearby Villages to Badhia,

Below are the list of villages near Badhia village in Ramnagar - I.

Village Population
Bag Brajakishor 927
Bakharpur 516
Santeshwarpur 2,857
Barbatia 552
Shakhamudi 351
Kachua 227
Shyamsundarpur 39
Kanda Gram 988
Purushottampur 2,715
Damadarpur 4,236

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