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

Ponorahar is a village situated in Hilli block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 182 families residing in the village Ponorahar. The total population of Ponorahar is 702 out of which 357 are males and 345 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponorahar is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponorahar village is 60 which is 9% of the total population. There are 31 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponorahar is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Ponorahar village.

Population
702
Families
182
Literacy
81.46%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponorahar is 81.5%. Thus Ponorahar village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 91.72% and the female literacy rate is 70.89% in Ponorahar village.

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

Ponorahar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 60 31 29
Literacy 81.46% 91.72% 70.89%
Scheduled Caste 217 122 95
Scheduled Tribe 193 93 100
Illiterate 179 58 121

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.5% of total population in Ponorahar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponorahar village out of total population, 308 were engaged in work activities. 66.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 308 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 67 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 206 185 21
Cultivators 108 103 5
Agriculture Labourer 67 62 5
Household Industries 3 0 3
Other Workers 28 20 8
Marginal Workers 102 25 77
Non Working 394 147 247

Nearby Villages to Ponorahar,

Below are the list of villages near Ponorahar village in Hilli.

Village Population
Purbba Mustafapur 1,169
Fajullapur 651
Makhatair 143
Maniko 1,354
Salash 638
Chak Maniko 162
Jantigari 91
Habibpur 53
Binsira 2,090
Goyespur 639

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