Baniagaon Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Baniagaon is a village situated in Alipurduar - II block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 464 families residing in the village Baniagaon. The total population of Baniagaon is 2,277 out of which 1,125 are males and 1,152 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Baniagaon is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Baniagaon village is 230 which is 10% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Baniagaon is 1,277 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,024) of Baniagaon village.

Population
2,277
Families
464
Literacy
75.28%
Sex Ratio
1,024

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Baniagaon is 75.3%. Thus Baniagaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 78.22% and the female literacy rate is 72.34% in Baniagaon village.

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

Baniagaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 230 101 129
Literacy 75.28% 78.22% 72.34%
Scheduled Caste 251 130 121
Scheduled Tribe 1,652 818 834
Illiterate 736 324 412

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 72.6% of total population in Baniagaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Baniagaon village out of total population, 1,403 were engaged in work activities. 25.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,403 workers engaged in Main Work, 222 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 103 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 360 287 73
Cultivators 222 203 19
Agriculture Labourer 103 62 41
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 30 18 12
Marginal Workers 1,043 454 589
Non Working 874 384 490

Nearby Villages to Baniagaon,

Below are the list of villages near Baniagaon village in Alipurduar - II.

Village Population
Patotola 3,461
Baniadabri 1,754
Kadampur 1,026
Jaypur 687
Taleswarguri 2,969
Purba Jitpur 279
Paschim Chepani 3,093
Sambalpur 746
Paschim Khalishamari 2,111
Garokhuta 1,227

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