Benegachhi Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Benegachhi is a village situated in Pursura block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 289 families residing in the village Benegachhi. The total population of Benegachhi is 1,284 out of which 669 are males and 615 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Benegachhi is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Benegachhi village is 139 which is 11% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 69 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Benegachhi is 986 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Benegachhi village.

Population
1,284
Families
289
Literacy
81.22%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Benegachhi is 81.2%. Thus Benegachhi village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 89.48% and the female literacy rate is 72.16% in Benegachhi village.

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

Benegachhi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 139 70 69
Literacy 81.22% 89.48% 72.16%
Scheduled Caste 271 139 132
Scheduled Tribe 8 4 4
Illiterate 354 133 221

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Benegachhi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Benegachhi village out of total population, 432 were engaged in work activities. 75.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 432 workers engaged in Main Work, 197 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 44 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 326 317 9
Cultivators 197 197 0
Agriculture Labourer 44 43 1
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 83 75 8
Marginal Workers 106 96 10
Non Working 852 256 596

Nearby Villages to Benegachhi,

Below are the list of villages near Benegachhi village in Pursura.

Village Population
Harua 2,170
Jasar 1,712
Chilladangi 7,492
Gopimohanpur 2,165
Akri Fatepur 4,776
Bara Digrui 4,739
Hetam Chak 1,411
Ghol Digrui 6,699
Sundarush 2,494
Neota 2,386

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