Ekpara Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Ekpara is a village situated in Rampurhat - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 581 families residing in the village Ekpara. The total population of Ekpara is 3,367 out of which 1,774 are males and 1,593 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekpara is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekpara village is 520 which is 15% of the total population. There are 262 male children and 258 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekpara is 985 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Ekpara village.

Population
3,367
Families
581
Literacy
55.32%
Sex Ratio
898

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekpara is 55.3%. Thus Ekpara village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 70.11% and the female literacy rate is 38.58% in Ekpara village.

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

Ekpara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 520 262 258
Literacy 55.32% 70.11% 38.58%
Scheduled Caste 248 124 124
Scheduled Tribe 650 296 354
Illiterate 1,792 714 1,078

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 19.3% of total population in Ekpara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ekpara village out of total population, 1,156 were engaged in work activities. 79.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,156 workers engaged in Main Work, 396 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 183 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 924 848 76
Cultivators 396 380 16
Agriculture Labourer 183 155 28
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 339 307 32
Marginal Workers 232 134 98
Non Working 2,211 792 1,419

Nearby Villages to Ekpara,

Below are the list of villages near Ekpara village in Rampurhat - I.

Village Population
Khedamara 2,379
Narayanpur 4,449
Balia Mrityunjoypur 9,717
Chhora 2,311
Naishorgram 1,603
Asanjola 621
Kanaipur 467
Baidara 2,661
Uttar Palsa 1,250
Paschim Anantapur 344

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