Lochanpur Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Lochanpur is a village situated in Raninagar - I block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,963 families residing in the village Lochanpur. The total population of Lochanpur is 8,067 out of which 4,170 are males and 3,897 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lochanpur is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lochanpur village is 1086 which is 13% of the total population. There are 558 male children and 528 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lochanpur is 946 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Lochanpur village.

Population
8,067
Families
1,963
Literacy
66.04%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lochanpur is 66%. Thus Lochanpur village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 67.52% and the female literacy rate is 64.44% in Lochanpur village.

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

Lochanpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,086 558 528
Literacy 66.04% 67.52% 64.44%
Scheduled Caste 57 29 28
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 3,457 1,731 1,726

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Lochanpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lochanpur village out of total population, 2,447 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,447 workers engaged in Main Work, 507 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,023 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,916 1,811 105
Cultivators 507 502 5
Agriculture Labourer 1,023 990 33
Household Industries 52 41 11
Other Workers 334 278 56
Marginal Workers 531 496 35
Non Working 5,620 1,863 3,757

Nearby Villages to Lochanpur,

Below are the list of villages near Lochanpur village in Raninagar - I.

Village Population
Pratappur 6,702
Chardebaipur 347
Durgapur 4,101
Char Pirojpur 1,532
Melanpur 278
Khemrajpur 1,302
Bota 1,035
Srirampur 1,127
Purushottampur 6,880
Naodapara 3,386

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