Raichenga Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Raichenga is a village situated in Falakata block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,061 families residing in the village Raichenga. The total population of Raichenga is 12,892 out of which 6,554 are males and 6,338 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Raichenga is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Raichenga village is 1454 which is 11% of the total population. There are 748 male children and 706 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Raichenga is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Raichenga village.

Population
12,892
Families
3,061
Literacy
79.75%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Raichenga is 79.8%. Thus Raichenga village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 84.46% and the female literacy rate is 74.89% in Raichenga village.

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

Raichenga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,454 748 706
Literacy 79.75% 84.46% 74.89%
Scheduled Caste 4,378 2,239 2,139
Scheduled Tribe 367 188 179
Illiterate 3,770 1,650 2,120

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Raichenga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Raichenga village out of total population, 4,685 were engaged in work activities. 89.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,685 workers engaged in Main Work, 506 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 812 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,185 3,592 593
Cultivators 506 471 35
Agriculture Labourer 812 588 224
Household Industries 115 74 41
Other Workers 2,752 2,459 293
Marginal Workers 500 197 303
Non Working 8,207 2,765 5,442

Nearby Villages to Raichenga,

Below are the list of villages near Raichenga village in Falakata.

Village Population
Bangshidharpur 2,907
Kalipur 5,165
Kadambini Tea Garden 3,765
Dakshin Parangarpar 2,805
Chuakhola 8,149
Kunjanagar 4,605
Lachhmandabri 4,376
Sibnathpur 5,166
Badaitari 3,788
Khauchandpara 5,222

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