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

Dhargaon is a village situated in Barabazar block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 207 families residing in the village Dhargaon. The total population of Dhargaon is 1,086 out of which 531 are males and 555 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhargaon is 1,045.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhargaon village is 151 which is 14% of the total population. There are 68 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhargaon is 1,221 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,045) of Dhargaon village.

Population
1,086
Families
207
Literacy
65.35%
Sex Ratio
1,045

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhargaon is 65.3%. Thus Dhargaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 80.35% and the female literacy rate is 50.64% in Dhargaon village.

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

Dhargaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 151 68 83
Literacy 65.35% 80.35% 50.64%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 172 88 84
Illiterate 475 159 316

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.8% of total population in Dhargaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhargaon village out of total population, 512 were engaged in work activities. 49.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 512 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 117 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 255 150 105
Cultivators 95 47 48
Agriculture Labourer 117 69 48
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 42 33 9
Marginal Workers 257 150 107
Non Working 574 231 343

Nearby Villages to Dhargaon,

Below are the list of villages near Dhargaon village in Barabazar.

Village Population
Gidighati 920
Gourdih 574
Mukundapur 562
Gohamikocha 560
Sarberia 1,599
Kutra 499
Jharnakocha 208
Keshubera 11
Babuijor 574
Biskudra 1,108

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