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

Narikela is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,282 families residing in the village Narikela. The total population of Narikela is 5,222 out of which 2,603 are males and 2,619 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Narikela is 1,006.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Narikela village is 461 which is 9% of the total population. There are 237 male children and 224 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Narikela is 945 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,006) of Narikela village.

Population
5,222
Families
1,282
Literacy
85.63%
Sex Ratio
1,006

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Narikela is 85.6%. Thus Narikela village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 89.81% and the female literacy rate is 81.5% in Narikela village.

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

Narikela Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 461 237 224
Literacy 85.63% 89.81% 81.5%
Scheduled Caste 1,782 887 895
Scheduled Tribe 40 21 19
Illiterate 1,145 478 667

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Narikela village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Narikela village out of total population, 1,949 were engaged in work activities. 82.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,949 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,614 1,372 242
Cultivators 153 142 11
Agriculture Labourer 88 78 10
Household Industries 90 47 43
Other Workers 1,283 1,105 178
Marginal Workers 335 199 136
Non Working 3,273 1,032 2,241

Nearby Villages to Narikela,

Below are the list of villages near Narikela village in Gaighata.

Village Population
Jaleshwar 5,602
Chandigar 3,051
Shimulia 3,169
Tengra 2,654
Dharmpur 5,090
Rajapur 3,621
Patabuka 4,845
Rampur 6,936
Natgram 1,742
Gaighata 3,878

Reference