Daksin Sahar Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Daksin Sahar is a village situated in Chanchal - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 513 families residing in the village Daksin Sahar. The total population of Daksin Sahar is 2,175 out of which 1,118 are males and 1,057 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Daksin Sahar is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Daksin Sahar village is 281 which is 13% of the total population. There are 147 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Daksin Sahar is 912 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (945) of Daksin Sahar village.

Population
2,175
Families
513
Literacy
47.78%
Sex Ratio
945

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Daksin Sahar is 47.8%. Thus Daksin Sahar village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 53.96% and the female literacy rate is 41.28% in Daksin Sahar village.

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

Daksin Sahar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 281 147 134
Literacy 47.78% 53.96% 41.28%
Scheduled Caste 255 130 125
Scheduled Tribe 508 259 249
Illiterate 1,270 594 676

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Daksin Sahar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Daksin Sahar village out of total population, 811 were engaged in work activities. 71.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 811 workers engaged in Main Work, 115 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 426 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 581 529 52
Cultivators 115 112 3
Agriculture Labourer 426 384 42
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 38 31 7
Marginal Workers 230 76 154
Non Working 1,364 513 851

Nearby Villages to Daksin Sahar,

Below are the list of villages near Daksin Sahar village in Chanchal - I.

Village Population
Kanua 1,863
Sanjib 1,847
Singia 12,003
Birasthali 3,206
Khelanpur 3,197
Matipur 683
Sihipur 2,551
Jakarpur 165
Hatinda 6,177
Alihanda 960

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