Chandra Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Chandra is a village situated in Manbazar - I block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 224 families residing in the village Chandra. The total population of Chandra is 1,172 out of which 593 are males and 579 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chandra is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chandra village is 152 which is 13% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 73 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chandra is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (976) of Chandra village.

Population
1,172
Families
224
Literacy
62.16%
Sex Ratio
976

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chandra is 62.2%. Thus Chandra village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 79.96% and the female literacy rate is 44.07% in Chandra village.

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

Chandra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 152 79 73
Literacy 62.16% 79.96% 44.07%
Scheduled Caste 467 237 230
Scheduled Tribe 138 69 69
Illiterate 538 182 356

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.8% of total population in Chandra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chandra village out of total population, 573 were engaged in work activities. 43.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 573 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 74 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 247 210 37
Cultivators 55 52 3
Agriculture Labourer 74 59 15
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 116 97 19
Marginal Workers 326 160 166
Non Working 599 223 376

Nearby Villages to Chandra,

Below are the list of villages near Chandra village in Manbazar - I.

Village Population
Shyamnagar 615
Payrachali 1,668
Bhagara 30
Dulalpur 222
Bagaldhara 936
Dhabani 475
Gokulnagar 257
Panisagora 124
Bankati 633
Chhotsagen 384

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