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

Duan is a village situated in Debra block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 826 families residing in the village Duan. The total population of Duan is 3,497 out of which 1,792 are males and 1,705 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Duan is 951.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Duan village is 407 which is 12% of the total population. There are 211 male children and 196 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Duan is 929 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (951) of Duan village.

Population
3,497
Families
826
Literacy
79.06%
Sex Ratio
951

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Duan is 79.1%. Thus Duan village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.64% and the female literacy rate is 72.17% in Duan village.

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

Duan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 407 211 196
Literacy 79.06% 85.64% 72.17%
Scheduled Caste 231 111 120
Scheduled Tribe 836 425 411
Illiterate 1,054 438 616

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.9% of total population in Duan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Duan village out of total population, 1,668 were engaged in work activities. 38.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,668 workers engaged in Main Work, 231 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 143 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 647 582 65
Cultivators 231 208 23
Agriculture Labourer 143 113 30
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 269 257 12
Marginal Workers 1,021 534 487
Non Working 1,829 676 1,153

Nearby Villages to Duan,

Below are the list of villages near Duan village in Debra.

Village Population
Birshapur 355
Chak Sahabaj 298
Nachhipur 657
Bali Chak 787
Iarpur 386
Chandia 465
Mirjja Nagar 351
Paschim Beguni 651
Kismat Duan 373
Chak Kunar 1,199

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