Bagjan Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bagjan is a village situated in Maynaguri block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 593 families residing in the village Bagjan. The total population of Bagjan is 2,449 out of which 1,240 are males and 1,209 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bagjan is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bagjan village is 324 which is 13% of the total population. There are 168 male children and 156 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bagjan is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Bagjan village.

Population
2,449
Families
593
Literacy
79.06%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bagjan is 79.1%. Thus Bagjan village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 87.78% and the female literacy rate is 70.18% in Bagjan village.

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

Bagjan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 324 168 156
Literacy 79.06% 87.78% 70.18%
Scheduled Caste 1,766 894 872
Scheduled Tribe 80 43 37
Illiterate 769 299 470

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 72.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Bagjan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bagjan village out of total population, 949 were engaged in work activities. 58.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 949 workers engaged in Main Work, 91 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 146 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 559 491 68
Cultivators 91 77 14
Agriculture Labourer 146 122 24
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 318 290 28
Marginal Workers 390 185 205
Non Working 1,500 564 936

Nearby Villages to Bagjan,

Below are the list of villages near Bagjan village in Maynaguri.

Village Population
Ulladabri 5,722
Uttar Mauamari 4,978
Dakshin Ulladabari 4,586
Singimari 4,613
Uttar Dangapara 3,832
Paitkakhocha 2,382
Uttar Putimari 1,806
Banglajhar 2,700
Barnes 2,983
Dakshin Baragila 2,620

Reference