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

Chitarma is a village situated in Raghunathpur - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 196 families residing in the village Chitarma. The total population of Chitarma is 939 out of which 481 are males and 458 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chitarma is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chitarma village is 98 which is 10% of the total population. There are 50 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitarma is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Chitarma village.

Population
939
Families
196
Literacy
73.13%
Sex Ratio
952

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chitarma is 73.1%. Thus Chitarma village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 81.44% and the female literacy rate is 64.39% in Chitarma village.

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

Chitarma Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 98 50 48
Literacy 73.13% 81.44% 64.39%
Scheduled Caste 309 152 157
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 324 130 194

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chitarma village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chitarma village out of total population, 374 were engaged in work activities. 30.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 374 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 114 98 16
Cultivators 8 8 0
Household Industries 1 0 1
Other Workers 105 90 15
Marginal Workers 260 176 84
Non Working 565 207 358

Nearby Villages to Chitarma,

Below are the list of villages near Chitarma village in Raghunathpur - II.

Village Population
Tulsibari 1,476
Bamarra 2,707
Salgora 818
Matira 757
Jemuadi 472
Banda 635
Sagarka 1,506
Saltora 93
Mandapdanga 604
Trishuldanga 220

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