Dalgaon Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dalgaon is a village situated in Falakata block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 685 families residing in the village Dalgaon. The total population of Dalgaon is 2,975 out of which 1,479 are males and 1,496 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dalgaon is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dalgaon village is 392 which is 13% of the total population. There are 186 male children and 206 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dalgaon is 1,108 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,011) of Dalgaon village.

Population
2,975
Families
685
Literacy
65.27%
Sex Ratio
1,011

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dalgaon is 65.3%. Thus Dalgaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 73.4% and the female literacy rate is 57.13% in Dalgaon village.

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

Dalgaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 392 186 206
Literacy 65.27% 73.4% 57.13%
Scheduled Caste 1,100 564 536
Scheduled Tribe 1,365 669 696
Illiterate 1,289 530 759

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.9% of total population in Dalgaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dalgaon village out of total population, 1,096 were engaged in work activities. 69.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,096 workers engaged in Main Work, 247 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 353 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 766 671 95
Cultivators 247 240 7
Agriculture Labourer 353 299 54
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 164 130 34
Marginal Workers 330 185 145
Non Working 1,879 623 1,256

Nearby Villages to Dalgaon,

Below are the list of villages near Dalgaon village in Falakata.

Village Population
Dalgaon Tea Garden 5,215
Karaibari 1,871
Tasti Tea Garden 5,568
Uttar Deogaon 3,625
Bengkandi 2,667
Purbba Deogaon 2,071
Alinagar 3,917
Dakshin Deogaon 3,242
Hedayet Nagar 6,894
Madhya Deogaon 3,156

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