Beja Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Beja is a village situated in Mayureswar - II block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 473 families residing in the village Beja. The total population of Beja is 1,882 out of which 981 are males and 901 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Beja is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Beja village is 297 which is 16% of the total population. There are 161 male children and 136 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Beja is 845 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Beja village.

Population
1,882
Families
473
Literacy
71.48%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Beja is 71.5%. Thus Beja village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 77.32% and the female literacy rate is 65.23% in Beja village.

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

Beja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 297 161 136
Literacy 71.48% 77.32% 65.23%
Scheduled Caste 506 259 247
Scheduled Tribe 38 20 18
Illiterate 749 347 402

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Beja village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Beja village out of total population, 1,252 were engaged in work activities. 47.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,252 workers engaged in Main Work, 163 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 286 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 599 546 53
Cultivators 163 162 1
Agriculture Labourer 286 274 12
Household Industries 12 2 10
Other Workers 138 108 30
Marginal Workers 653 144 509
Non Working 630 291 339

Nearby Villages to Beja,

Below are the list of villages near Beja village in Mayureswar - II.

Village Population
Chuatari 966
Tentuldihi 271
Bandur 794
Chhamna 1,727
Dadpur 613
Bhudharpur 1,010
Nistia 605
Mathbahara 559
Serunia 1,254
Kushtikuri 1,039

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