Musan Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Musan is a village situated in Harirampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 465 families residing in the village Musan. The total population of Musan is 2,107 out of which 1,067 are males and 1,040 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Musan is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Musan village is 383 which is 18% of the total population. There are 194 male children and 189 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Musan is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Musan village.

Population
2,107
Families
465
Literacy
56.55%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Musan is 56.6%. Thus Musan village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 64.38% and the female literacy rate is 48.53% in Musan village.

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

Musan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 383 194 189
Literacy 56.55% 64.38% 48.53%
Scheduled Caste 1,035 515 520
Scheduled Tribe 212 107 105
Illiterate 1,132 505 627

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 49.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.1% of total population in Musan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Musan village out of total population, 915 were engaged in work activities. 58.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 915 workers engaged in Main Work, 165 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 333 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 532 492 40
Cultivators 165 163 2
Agriculture Labourer 333 299 34
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 33 29 4
Marginal Workers 383 65 318
Non Working 1,192 510 682

Nearby Villages to Musan,

Below are the list of villages near Musan village in Harirampur.

Village Population
Binair 1,186
Jamuna 2,098
Phulat 388
Arazi Baragram 157
Jathigram 1,577
Khanjapur 1,097
Bamandanga 1,072
Sigram 766
Kharua 1,232
Uddhabpur 257

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