Barhara Shankar Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Barhara Shankar is a village situated in Sahid Matangini block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 315 families residing in the village Barhara Shankar. The total population of Barhara Shankar is 1,444 out of which 746 are males and 698 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barhara Shankar is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barhara Shankar village is 139 which is 10% of the total population. There are 77 male children and 62 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barhara Shankar is 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Barhara Shankar village.

Population
1,444
Families
315
Literacy
86.67%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barhara Shankar is 86.7%. Thus Barhara Shankar village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.67% and the female literacy rate is 77.2% in Barhara Shankar village.

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

Barhara Shankar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 139 77 62
Literacy 86.67% 95.67% 77.2%
Scheduled Caste 80 39 41
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 313 106 207

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Barhara Shankar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barhara Shankar village out of total population, 583 were engaged in work activities. 14.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 85.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 583 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 84 78 6
Cultivators 56 56 0
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 27 22 5
Marginal Workers 499 343 156
Non Working 861 325 536

Nearby Villages to Barhara Shankar,

Below are the list of villages near Barhara Shankar village in Sahid Matangini.

Village Population
Udaychak 1,387
Uttar Usatpur 3,167
Prasadchak 1,248
Dakshin Usatpur 3,409
Sabalara 3,393
Soya Dighi 3,674
Janu Basan 5,363
Gobindapur 2,118
Kanktya 2,100
Sonapetya 1,452

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