Bhitihar Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bhitihar is a village situated in Raiganj block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 684 families residing in the village Bhitihar. The total population of Bhitihar is 3,501 out of which 1,795 are males and 1,706 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bhitihar is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bhitihar village is 684 which is 20% of the total population. There are 352 male children and 332 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bhitihar is 943 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Bhitihar village.

Population
3,501
Families
684
Literacy
51.12%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bhitihar is 51.1%. Thus Bhitihar village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 58.49% and the female literacy rate is 43.38% in Bhitihar village.

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

Bhitihar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 684 352 332
Literacy 51.12% 58.49% 43.38%
Scheduled Caste 613 311 302
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,061 951 1,110

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bhitihar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bhitihar village out of total population, 1,181 were engaged in work activities. 56.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,181 workers engaged in Main Work, 143 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 323 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 670 611 59
Cultivators 143 140 3
Agriculture Labourer 323 277 46
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 199 189 10
Marginal Workers 511 264 247
Non Working 2,320 920 1,400

Nearby Villages to Bhitihar,

Below are the list of villages near Bhitihar village in Raiganj.

Village Population
Khirabari 414
Anantapur 2,134
Dubduar 1,677
Jugiamer 332
Kumarjol 2,955
Goaldaha 1,019
Teghara 2,727
Bishahar 3,066
Lahujgram 3,105
Ital 1,535

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