Jirakpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jirakpur is a village situated in Basirhat - I block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 404 families residing in the village Jirakpur. The total population of Jirakpur is 1,580 out of which 798 are males and 782 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jirakpur is 980.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jirakpur village is 134 which is 8% of the total population. There are 64 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jirakpur is 1,094 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (980) of Jirakpur village.

Population
1,580
Families
404
Literacy
83.89%
Sex Ratio
980

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jirakpur is 83.9%. Thus Jirakpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 88.69% and the female literacy rate is 78.93% in Jirakpur village.

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

Jirakpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 134 64 70
Literacy 83.89% 88.69% 78.93%
Scheduled Caste 693 344 349
Scheduled Tribe 9 4 5
Illiterate 367 147 220

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Jirakpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jirakpur village out of total population, 527 were engaged in work activities. 95.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 527 workers engaged in Main Work, 13 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 504 416 88
Cultivators 13 10 3
Agriculture Labourer 15 9 6
Household Industries 12 8 4
Other Workers 464 389 75
Marginal Workers 23 17 6
Non Working 1,053 365 688

Nearby Villages to Jirakpur,

Below are the list of villages near Jirakpur village in Basirhat - I.

Village Population
Tajpur 1,669
Anantapur 2,508
Shwetpur 2,538
Matina 2,002
Byang Pukuria 1,117
Paschim Madhyampur 2,443
Ramnagar 1,300
Gulai Chandi 2,010
Paikpara 1,964
Balipur 294

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