Dilkhanthi Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Dilkhanthi is a village situated in Bansihari block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 363 families residing in the village Dilkhanthi. The total population of Dilkhanthi is 1,729 out of which 865 are males and 864 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dilkhanthi is 999.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dilkhanthi village is 199 which is 12% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dilkhanthi is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (999) of Dilkhanthi village.

Population
1,729
Families
363
Literacy
71.9%
Sex Ratio
999

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dilkhanthi is 71.9%. Thus Dilkhanthi village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 78.66% and the female literacy rate is 65.14% in Dilkhanthi village.

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

Dilkhanthi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 199 101 98
Literacy 71.9% 78.66% 65.14%
Scheduled Caste 707 357 350
Scheduled Tribe 463 230 233
Illiterate 629 264 365

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.8% of total population in Dilkhanthi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dilkhanthi village out of total population, 710 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 710 workers engaged in Main Work, 290 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 201 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 702 474 228
Cultivators 290 266 24
Agriculture Labourer 201 138 63
Household Industries 144 13 131
Other Workers 67 57 10
Marginal Workers 8 4 4
Non Working 1,019 387 632

Nearby Villages to Dilkhanthi,

Below are the list of villages near Dilkhanthi village in Bansihari.

Village Population
Vstair 398
Karkha 1,256
Andhar Manik 590
Kuarsai 386
Chak Sadulya 1,464
Sayestabad 906
Amai 1,869
Kanur 652
Thingur 1,796
Baje Kanur 458

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