Balaghat Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Balaghat is a village situated in Tufanganj - I block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 364 families residing in the village Balaghat. The total population of Balaghat is 1,485 out of which 784 are males and 701 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Balaghat is 894.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Balaghat village is 178 which is 12% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Balaghat is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Balaghat village.

Population
1,485
Families
364
Literacy
67.71%
Sex Ratio
894

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Balaghat is 67.7%. Thus Balaghat village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 74.86% and the female literacy rate is 59.57% in Balaghat village.

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

Balaghat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 178 88 90
Literacy 67.71% 74.86% 59.57%
Scheduled Caste 642 333 309
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 600 263 337

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Balaghat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Balaghat village out of total population, 553 were engaged in work activities. 95.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 553 workers engaged in Main Work, 161 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 278 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 526 467 59
Cultivators 161 155 6
Agriculture Labourer 278 254 24
Household Industries 37 13 24
Other Workers 50 45 5
Marginal Workers 27 23 4
Non Working 932 294 638

Nearby Villages to Balaghat,

Below are the list of villages near Balaghat village in Tufanganj - I.

Village Population
Deocharai 7,849
Shikarpur 2,265
Balarampur 34,113
Chamta 8,190
Nandi Chhechura 616
Dwiparpar 5,256
Chhat Panisala 468
Nakkati Gachhi 4,243
Soladanga 351
Chhat Deocharai 271

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