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

Purba Chakbhikan is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 118 families residing in the village Purba Chakbhikan. The total population of Purba Chakbhikan is 431 out of which 216 are males and 215 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purba Chakbhikan is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Chakbhikan village is 35 which is 8% of the total population. There are 18 male children and 17 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Chakbhikan is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Purba Chakbhikan village.

Population
431
Families
118
Literacy
61.87%
Sex Ratio
995

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purba Chakbhikan is 61.9%. Thus Purba Chakbhikan village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 68.69% and the female literacy rate is 55.05% in Purba Chakbhikan village.

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

Purba Chakbhikan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 35 18 17
Literacy 61.87% 68.69% 55.05%
Scheduled Caste 362 182 180
Scheduled Tribe 5 1 4
Illiterate 186 80 106

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 84% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Purba Chakbhikan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purba Chakbhikan village out of total population, 229 were engaged in work activities. 66.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 229 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 152 119 33
Cultivators 66 66 0
Agriculture Labourer 50 36 14
Household Industries 29 11 18
Other Workers 7 6 1
Marginal Workers 77 11 66
Non Working 202 86 116

Nearby Villages to Purba Chakbhikan,

Below are the list of villages near Purba Chakbhikan village in Balurghat.

Village Population
Dakshin Nagar 267
Sanapara 564
Bangalipur 559
Pirijpur 1,207
Santara 469
Majatpur 553
Bamanhati 62
Jabaripur 293
Chak Andharu 1,025
Singal 33

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