Bahirgachhi Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bahirgachhi is a village situated in Gazole block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,681 families residing in the village Bahirgachhi. The total population of Bahirgachhi is 8,014 out of which 4,051 are males and 3,963 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bahirgachhi is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bahirgachhi village is 1176 which is 15% of the total population. There are 589 male children and 587 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bahirgachhi is 997 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Bahirgachhi village.

Population
8,014
Families
1,681
Literacy
61.63%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bahirgachhi is 61.6%. Thus Bahirgachhi village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 63% and the female literacy rate is 60.22% in Bahirgachhi village.

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

Bahirgachhi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,176 589 587
Literacy 61.63% 63% 60.22%
Scheduled Caste 880 437 443
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,800 1,870 1,930

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bahirgachhi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bahirgachhi village out of total population, 2,911 were engaged in work activities. 82% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,911 workers engaged in Main Work, 546 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,165 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,386 1,984 402
Cultivators 546 530 16
Agriculture Labourer 1,165 1,096 69
Household Industries 61 30 31
Other Workers 614 328 286
Marginal Workers 525 232 293
Non Working 5,103 1,835 3,268

Nearby Villages to Bahirgachhi,

Below are the list of villages near Bahirgachhi village in Gazole.

Village Population
Raykhandighi 2,856
Kailabad 3,741
Jibjalsar 527
Alinagar 4,895
Arazi Deharul 5,934
Paschim Binodpur 741
Jigin 1,720
Kazihata 123
Saharol 4,365
Chandrail 403

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