Bewa Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bewa is a village situated in Farakka block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,199 families residing in the village Bewa. The total population of Bewa is 15,265 out of which 7,780 are males and 7,485 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bewa is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bewa village is 2319 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1190 male children and 1129 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bewa is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Bewa village.

Population
15,265
Families
3,199
Literacy
63.13%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bewa is 63.1%. Thus Bewa village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 69.98% and the female literacy rate is 56.03% in Bewa village.

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

Bewa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,319 1,190 1,129
Literacy 63.13% 69.98% 56.03%
Scheduled Caste 1,699 862 837
Scheduled Tribe 242 124 118
Illiterate 7,092 3,168 3,924

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Bewa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bewa village out of total population, 6,624 were engaged in work activities. 61.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,624 workers engaged in Main Work, 172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 474 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,103 2,770 1,333
Cultivators 172 160 12
Agriculture Labourer 474 448 26
Household Industries 1,179 80 1,099
Other Workers 2,278 2,082 196
Marginal Workers 2,521 1,073 1,448
Non Working 8,641 3,937 4,704

Nearby Villages to Bewa,

Below are the list of villages near Bewa village in Farakka.

Village Population
Sikarpur 2,328
Dohitpur 3,272
Jadabpur Nimtala 1,373
Birkendua 814
Uttar Bhabanipur 5,509
Gobindarampur 3,589
Kendua 2,408
Puran Chandipur 757
Saheb Nagar 199
Kalai Danga 616

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