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

Nagan is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 228 families residing in the village Nagan. The total population of Nagan is 998 out of which 520 are males and 478 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nagan is 919.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nagan village is 141 which is 14% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 55 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nagan is 640 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Nagan village.

Population
998
Families
228
Literacy
68.14%
Sex Ratio
919

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nagan is 68.1%. Thus Nagan village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 75.35% and the female literacy rate is 60.76% in Nagan village.

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

Nagan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 141 86 55
Literacy 68.14% 75.35% 60.76%
Scheduled Caste 1 0 1
Scheduled Tribe 420 215 205
Illiterate 414 193 221

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 42.1% of total population in Nagan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nagan village out of total population, 412 were engaged in work activities. 93.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 412 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 385 272 113
Cultivators 144 125 19
Agriculture Labourer 185 99 86
Household Industries 27 26 1
Other Workers 29 22 7
Marginal Workers 27 7 20
Non Working 586 241 345

Nearby Villages to Nagan,

Below are the list of villages near Nagan village in Gangarampur.

Village Population
Sekhpur 366
Kabirpur 309
Ratanpur 388
Sadipur 346
Radhanagar 2,044
Bajitpur 722
Hapania 820
Sinrail 713
Bikair 1,921
Haripur Ganeshpur 294

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