Mechpara Tea Garden Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Mechpara Tea Garden is a village situated in Kalchini block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,304 families residing in the village Mechpara Tea Garden. The total population of Mechpara Tea Garden is 6,112 out of which 3,012 are males and 3,100 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mechpara Tea Garden is 1,029.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mechpara Tea Garden village is 679 which is 11% of the total population. There are 328 male children and 351 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mechpara Tea Garden is 1,070 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,029) of Mechpara Tea Garden village.

Population
6,112
Families
1,304
Literacy
64.48%
Sex Ratio
1,029

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mechpara Tea Garden is 64.5%. Thus Mechpara Tea Garden village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 76.68% and the female literacy rate is 52.56% in Mechpara Tea Garden village.

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

Mechpara Tea Garden Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 679 328 351
Literacy 64.48% 76.68% 52.56%
Scheduled Caste 478 235 243
Scheduled Tribe 4,312 2,143 2,169
Illiterate 2,609 954 1,655

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 70.5% of total population in Mechpara Tea Garden village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Mechpara Tea Garden village out of total population, 2,457 were engaged in work activities. 62% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,457 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,523 791 732
Cultivators 9 4 5
Agriculture Labourer 4 3 1
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 1,506 781 725
Marginal Workers 934 537 397
Non Working 3,655 1,684 1,971

Nearby Villages to Mechpara Tea Garden,

Below are the list of villages near Mechpara Tea Garden village in Kalchini.

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