Bhikahar Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhikahar is a village situated in Tapan block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 724 families residing in the village Bhikahar. The total population of Bhikahar is 3,070 out of which 1,561 are males and 1,509 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhikahar is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhikahar village is 362 which is 12% of the total population. There are 185 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhikahar is 957 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Bhikahar village.

Population
3,070
Families
724
Literacy
73.56%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhikahar is 73.6%. Thus Bhikahar village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 80.31% and the female literacy rate is 66.59% in Bhikahar village.

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

Bhikahar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 362 185 177
Literacy 73.56% 80.31% 66.59%
Scheduled Caste 1,023 515 508
Scheduled Tribe 605 297 308
Illiterate 1,078 456 622

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.7% of total population in Bhikahar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhikahar village out of total population, 1,475 were engaged in work activities. 60.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,475 workers engaged in Main Work, 203 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 450 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 892 737 155
Cultivators 203 187 16
Agriculture Labourer 450 346 104
Household Industries 12 11 1
Other Workers 227 193 34
Marginal Workers 583 212 371
Non Working 1,595 612 983

Nearby Villages to Bhikahar,

Below are the list of villages near Bhikahar village in Tapan.

Village Population
Badalpur 960
Ganguria 631
Benipur 850
Hazrabari 657
Chak Bhagirath 845
Mehur 469
Chak Madhusudan 497
Bhaior 3,716
Dharmadanga 104
Aichanda 719

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