Bijoynagar Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bijoynagar is a village situated in Gosaba block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,552 families residing in the village Bijoynagar. The total population of Bijoynagar is 6,507 out of which 3,301 are males and 3,206 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bijoynagar is 971.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bijoynagar village is 662 which is 10% of the total population. There are 335 male children and 327 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bijoynagar is 976 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Bijoynagar village.

Population
6,507
Families
1,552
Literacy
79.35%
Sex Ratio
971

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bijoynagar is 79.3%. Thus Bijoynagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 88.54% and the female literacy rate is 69.89% in Bijoynagar village.

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

Bijoynagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 662 335 327
Literacy 79.35% 88.54% 69.89%
Scheduled Caste 2,899 1,468 1,431
Scheduled Tribe 31 15 16
Illiterate 1,869 675 1,194

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Bijoynagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bijoynagar village out of total population, 2,410 were engaged in work activities. 36% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,410 workers engaged in Main Work, 283 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 421 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 868 767 101
Cultivators 283 270 13
Agriculture Labourer 421 375 46
Household Industries 11 8 3
Other Workers 153 114 39
Marginal Workers 1,542 1,184 358
Non Working 4,097 1,350 2,747

Nearby Villages to Bijoynagar,

Below are the list of villages near Bijoynagar village in Gosaba.

Village Population
Birajnagar 5,328
Bally 6,234
Arampur 6,618
Amlamethi 9,298
Gosaba 5,369
Mathurakhanda 3,826
Manmathanagar 7,971
Sonagar 3,391
Chandipur 5,456
Dulki 2,876

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