Dalang Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dalang is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 460 families residing in the village Dalang. The total population of Dalang is 2,440 out of which 1,249 are males and 1,191 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dalang is 954.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dalang village is 361 which is 15% of the total population. There are 189 male children and 172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dalang is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (954) of Dalang village.

Population
2,440
Families
460
Literacy
67.15%
Sex Ratio
954

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dalang is 67.1%. Thus Dalang village has lower literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 76.6% and the female literacy rate is 57.31% in Dalang village.

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

Dalang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 361 189 172
Literacy 67.15% 76.6% 57.31%
Scheduled Caste 113 62 51
Scheduled Tribe 306 154 152
Illiterate 1,044 437 607

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.5% of total population in Dalang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dalang village out of total population, 896 were engaged in work activities. 71% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 896 workers engaged in Main Work, 394 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 190 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 636 598 38
Cultivators 394 376 18
Agriculture Labourer 190 177 13
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 49 42 7
Marginal Workers 260 101 159
Non Working 1,544 550 994

Nearby Villages to Dalang,

Below are the list of villages near Dalang village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Pebua 552
Chandipur 48
Nimkol 54
Darkhola 125
Rola Pat 960
Ayama Mohanpur 628
Udaypur 281
Jaypur 205
Sekhua Sol 570
Indkuri 316

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