Ragra Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Ragra is a village situated in Sankrail block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,217 families residing in the village Ragra. The total population of Ragra is 5,916 out of which 3,022 are males and 2,894 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ragra is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ragra village is 676 which is 11% of the total population. There are 321 male children and 355 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ragra is 1,106 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Ragra village.

Population
5,916
Families
1,217
Literacy
76.03%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ragra is 76%. Thus Ragra village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 81.64% and the female literacy rate is 70.07% in Ragra village.

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

Ragra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 676 321 355
Literacy 76.03% 81.64% 70.07%
Scheduled Caste 2,307 1,171 1,136
Scheduled Tribe 140 69 71
Illiterate 1,932 817 1,115

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.4% of total population in Ragra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ragra village out of total population, 2,195 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,195 workers engaged in Main Work, 781 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 827 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,916 1,545 371
Cultivators 781 633 148
Agriculture Labourer 827 657 170
Household Industries 16 13 3
Other Workers 292 242 50
Marginal Workers 279 93 186
Non Working 3,721 1,384 2,337

Nearby Villages to Ragra,

Below are the list of villages near Ragra village in Sankrail.

Village Population
Durgapur 403
Gaighata 408
Khorda 128
Itamaria 170
Kaptidanga 391
Nepura 564
Jashua 254
Amla Banri 349
Digarbandh 210
Kathuapal 110

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