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

Handla is a village situated in Narayangarh block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 936 families residing in the village Handla. The total population of Handla is 3,779 out of which 1,945 are males and 1,834 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Handla is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Handla village is 422 which is 11% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 188 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Handla is 803 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Handla village.

Population
3,779
Families
936
Literacy
76.85%
Sex Ratio
943

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Handla is 76.9%. Thus Handla village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.27% and the female literacy rate is 68.1% in Handla village.

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

Handla Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 422 234 188
Literacy 76.85% 85.27% 68.1%
Scheduled Caste 1,630 845 785
Scheduled Tribe 469 227 242
Illiterate 1,199 486 713

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.4% of total population in Handla village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Handla village out of total population, 1,590 were engaged in work activities. 45.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,590 workers engaged in Main Work, 127 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 470 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 730 551 179
Cultivators 127 121 6
Agriculture Labourer 470 327 143
Household Industries 5 3 2
Other Workers 128 100 28
Marginal Workers 860 556 304
Non Working 2,189 838 1,351

Nearby Villages to Handla,

Below are the list of villages near Handla village in Narayangarh.

Village Population
Sridhar Bherya 11
Kasba Narayangar 3,627
Padampur 390
Chatri Bhera 508
Parulia 1,681
Bahurupa 5,071
Kajla 202
Andharia Bhera 311
Baga Bhera 218
Tala 41

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