Nigan Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Nigan is a village situated in Mangolkote block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,552 families residing in the village Nigan. The total population of Nigan is 6,825 out of which 3,463 are males and 3,362 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nigan is 971.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nigan village is 788 which is 12% of the total population. There are 400 male children and 388 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nigan is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Nigan village.

Population
6,825
Families
1,552
Literacy
71.21%
Sex Ratio
971

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nigan is 71.2%. Thus Nigan village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 78.88% and the female literacy rate is 63.32% in Nigan village.

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

Nigan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 788 400 388
Literacy 71.21% 78.88% 63.32%
Scheduled Caste 2,969 1,493 1,476
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 2,526 1,047 1,479

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 43.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nigan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nigan village out of total population, 2,517 were engaged in work activities. 87.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,517 workers engaged in Main Work, 665 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 917 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,206 2,004 202
Cultivators 665 645 20
Agriculture Labourer 917 808 109
Household Industries 45 42 3
Other Workers 579 509 70
Marginal Workers 311 144 167
Non Working 4,308 1,315 2,993

Nearby Villages to Nigan,

Below are the list of villages near Nigan village in Mangolkote.

Village Population
Kanaidanga 2,296
Jagadishpur 669
Sitalgram 2,203
Masaru 1,336
Kaichar 7,347
Chhota Poshla 930
Haripur 652
Gohagram 2,276
Chaitanyapur 1,463
Belgram 2,467

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