Banhugli Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Banhugli is a village situated in Sonarpur block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,544 families residing in the village Banhugli. The total population of Banhugli is 11,103 out of which 5,715 are males and 5,388 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Banhugli is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Banhugli village is 1102 which is 10% of the total population. There are 506 male children and 596 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Banhugli is 1,178 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Banhugli village.

Population
11,103
Families
2,544
Literacy
81%
Sex Ratio
943

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Banhugli is 81%. Thus Banhugli village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 86.16% and the female literacy rate is 75.4% in Banhugli village.

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

Banhugli Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,102 506 596
Literacy 81% 86.16% 75.4%
Scheduled Caste 3,359 1,756 1,603
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 3,002 1,227 1,775

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Banhugli village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Banhugli village out of total population, 4,279 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,279 workers engaged in Main Work, 447 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 367 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,641 3,105 536
Cultivators 447 399 48
Agriculture Labourer 367 268 99
Household Industries 91 73 18
Other Workers 2,736 2,365 371
Marginal Workers 638 382 256
Non Working 6,824 2,228 4,596

Nearby Villages to Banhugli,

Below are the list of villages near Banhugli village in Sonarpur.

Village Population
Joykrishnapur Chairi 6,436
Joyenpur 1,396
Mathurapur 4,460
Hogalkuria 1,993
Bhabanipur 4,007
Raghunathpur 2,657
Rampur 1,951
Dingelpota 1,614
Hasanpur 2,753
Palghat 2,360

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