Bahara Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bahara is a village situated in Raghunathganj - II block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,296 families residing in the village Bahara. The total population of Bahara is 12,862 out of which 6,562 are males and 6,300 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bahara is 960.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bahara village is 2660 which is 21% of the total population. There are 1339 male children and 1321 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bahara is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (960) of Bahara village.

Population
12,862
Families
2,296
Literacy
50.56%
Sex Ratio
960

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bahara is 50.6%. Thus Bahara village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 52.27% and the female literacy rate is 48.76% in Bahara village.

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

Bahara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,660 1,339 1,321
Literacy 50.56% 52.27% 48.76%
Scheduled Caste 668 354 314
Scheduled Tribe 2 0 2
Illiterate 7,704 3,832 3,872

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bahara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bahara village out of total population, 5,094 were engaged in work activities. 72.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,094 workers engaged in Main Work, 347 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 310 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,673 2,696 977
Cultivators 347 331 16
Agriculture Labourer 310 306 4
Household Industries 1,002 122 880
Other Workers 2,014 1,937 77
Marginal Workers 1,421 614 807
Non Working 7,768 3,252 4,516

Nearby Villages to Bahara,

Below are the list of villages near Bahara village in Raghunathganj - II.

Village Population
Kasia Danga 14,025
Jhamra 4,692
Dighir Pahar 4,468
Khanpur 310
Babupur 2,193
Kul Gachhi 11,292
Lakshmi Jola 3,762
Rampur 3,460
Durgapur 768
Elaspur 613

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