Bahal Nagar Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bahal Nagar is a village situated in Sagardighi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 530 families residing in the village Bahal Nagar. The total population of Bahal Nagar is 2,293 out of which 1,182 are males and 1,111 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bahal Nagar is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bahal Nagar village is 285 which is 12% of the total population. There are 151 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bahal Nagar is 887 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Bahal Nagar village.

Population
2,293
Families
530
Literacy
73.66%
Sex Ratio
940

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bahal Nagar is 73.7%. Thus Bahal Nagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 78.18% and the female literacy rate is 68.88% in Bahal Nagar village.

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

Bahal Nagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 285 151 134
Literacy 73.66% 78.18% 68.88%
Scheduled Caste 15 8 7
Scheduled Tribe 31 16 15
Illiterate 814 376 438

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Bahal Nagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bahal Nagar village out of total population, 754 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 754 workers engaged in Main Work, 184 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 334 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 685 626 59
Cultivators 184 180 4
Agriculture Labourer 334 326 8
Household Industries 21 1 20
Other Workers 146 119 27
Marginal Workers 69 44 25
Non Working 1,539 512 1,027

Nearby Villages to Bahal Nagar,

Below are the list of villages near Bahal Nagar village in Sagardighi.

Village Population
Bhurkunda 2,539
Fulbari 1,711
Surjyapur 688
Telangal 1,722
Bokhara 8,000
Gokulta 1,417
Maliadanga 811
Saorail 1,444
Jalbanda 1,169
Kaiar 2,572

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