Buxa Forest Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Buxa Forest is a village situated in Kalchini block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,072 families residing in the village Buxa Forest. The total population of Buxa Forest is 9,242 out of which 4,655 are males and 4,587 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Buxa Forest is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Buxa Forest village is 1195 which is 13% of the total population. There are 585 male children and 610 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Buxa Forest is 1,043 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Buxa Forest village.

Population
9,242
Families
2,072
Literacy
62.38%
Sex Ratio
985

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Buxa Forest is 62.4%. Thus Buxa Forest village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 68.62% and the female literacy rate is 56% in Buxa Forest village.

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

Buxa Forest Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,195 585 610
Literacy 62.38% 68.62% 56%
Scheduled Caste 494 252 242
Scheduled Tribe 6,172 3,087 3,085
Illiterate 4,222 1,862 2,360

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 66.8% of total population in Buxa Forest village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Buxa Forest village out of total population, 4,200 were engaged in work activities. 53.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,200 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 208 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,256 1,613 643
Cultivators 1,126 732 394
Agriculture Labourer 208 146 62
Household Industries 19 13 6
Other Workers 903 722 181
Marginal Workers 1,944 1,078 866
Non Working 5,042 1,964 3,078

Nearby Villages to Buxa Forest,

Below are the list of villages near Buxa Forest village in Kalchini.

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