Bijhat Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bijhat is a village situated in Harischandrapur - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 376 families residing in the village Bijhat. The total population of Bijhat is 1,926 out of which 1,011 are males and 915 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bijhat is 905.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bijhat village is 329 which is 17% of the total population. There are 175 male children and 154 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijhat is 880 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (905) of Bijhat village.

Population
1,926
Families
376
Literacy
52.91%
Sex Ratio
905

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bijhat is 52.9%. Thus Bijhat village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 60.77% and the female literacy rate is 44.28% in Bijhat village.

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

Bijhat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 329 175 154
Literacy 52.91% 60.77% 44.28%
Scheduled Caste 153 74 79
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,081 503 578

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bijhat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bijhat village out of total population, 583 were engaged in work activities. 87.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 583 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 260 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 508 482 26
Cultivators 88 87 1
Agriculture Labourer 260 246 14
Household Industries 11 10 1
Other Workers 149 139 10
Marginal Workers 75 43 32
Non Working 1,343 486 857

Nearby Villages to Bijhat,

Below are the list of villages near Bijhat village in Harischandrapur - I.

Village Population
Dakol 286
Rajol 763
Bhagabanpur 1,677
Bahar 1,992
Wari 3,661
Garra 591
Madhaipur 711
Kharampur 720
Bhatol 2,286
Dumarkola 266

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