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

Dahira is a village situated in Sainthia block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 290 families residing in the village Dahira. The total population of Dahira is 1,312 out of which 712 are males and 600 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dahira is 843.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dahira village is 132 which is 10% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 57 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dahira is 760 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (843) of Dahira village.

Population
1,312
Families
290
Literacy
74.15%
Sex Ratio
843

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dahira is 74.2%. Thus Dahira village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 82.26% and the female literacy rate is 64.64% in Dahira village.

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

Dahira Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 132 75 57
Literacy 74.15% 82.26% 64.64%
Scheduled Caste 786 428 358
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 437 188 249

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Dahira village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dahira village out of total population, 644 were engaged in work activities. 53.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 644 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 165 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 344 282 62
Cultivators 127 124 3
Agriculture Labourer 165 112 53
Household Industries 9 6 3
Other Workers 43 40 3
Marginal Workers 300 144 156
Non Working 668 286 382

Nearby Villages to Dahira,

Below are the list of villages near Dahira village in Sainthia.

Village Population
Charutia 263
Bara 826
Uttar Tilpara 1,113
Kunla 225
Uttar Bamnigaon 1,663
Mathurapur 614
Uttar Bangaon 1,160
Khorad 343
Mallikpur 1,420
Shalki 22

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