Popara Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Popara is a village situated in Sagardighi block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,183 families residing in the village Popara. The total population of Popara is 10,107 out of which 5,221 are males and 4,886 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Popara is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Popara village is 1088 which is 11% of the total population. There are 572 male children and 516 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Popara is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Popara village.

Population
10,107
Families
2,183
Literacy
79.88%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Popara is 79.9%. Thus Popara village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 82.28% and the female literacy rate is 77.32% in Popara village.

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

Popara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,088 572 516
Literacy 79.88% 82.28% 77.32%
Scheduled Caste 1,509 795 714
Scheduled Tribe 82 36 46
Illiterate 2,903 1,396 1,507

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Popara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Popara village out of total population, 3,170 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 3,170 workers engaged in Main Work, 480 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,086 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,961 2,638 323
Cultivators 480 465 15
Agriculture Labourer 1,086 1,068 18
Household Industries 111 40 71
Other Workers 1,284 1,065 219
Marginal Workers 209 140 69
Non Working 6,937 2,443 4,494

Nearby Villages to Popara,

Below are the list of villages near Popara village in Sagardighi.

Village Population
Chak Ghachua 508
Sagardighi 1,966
Jugor 6,080
Bergram 2,591
Kundar 806
Santoshpur 1,786
Dhalsa 1,544
Chandanbati 2,510
Pania 352
Durgapur 248

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