Bilkandi Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bilkandi is a village situated in Nalhati - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 470 families residing in the village Bilkandi. The total population of Bilkandi is 1,715 out of which 874 are males and 841 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bilkandi is 962.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bilkandi village is 195 which is 11% of the total population. There are 105 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bilkandi is 857 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Bilkandi village.

Population
1,715
Families
470
Literacy
80.79%
Sex Ratio
962

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bilkandi is 80.8%. Thus Bilkandi village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 88.17% and the female literacy rate is 73.24% in Bilkandi village.

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

Bilkandi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 195 105 90
Literacy 80.79% 88.17% 73.24%
Scheduled Caste 1,557 795 762
Scheduled Tribe 4 1 3
Illiterate 487 196 291

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 90.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Bilkandi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bilkandi village out of total population, 602 were engaged in work activities. 72.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 602 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 279 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 434 409 25
Cultivators 127 124 3
Agriculture Labourer 279 260 19
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 26 23 3
Marginal Workers 168 115 53
Non Working 1,113 350 763

Nearby Villages to Bilkandi,

Below are the list of villages near Bilkandi village in Nalhati - I.

Village Population
Kaytha 13,154
Bhelian 5,901
Takipur 1,761
Maheshpur 1,035
Kogram 1,699
Debagram 2,359
Gosainpur 4,980
Rameshwarpur 1,453
Radipur 812
Makarampur 935

Reference