Rajapur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Rajapur is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 861 families residing in the village Rajapur. The total population of Rajapur is 3,621 out of which 1,841 are males and 1,780 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rajapur is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rajapur village is 339 which is 9% of the total population. There are 187 male children and 152 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rajapur is 813 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Rajapur village.

Population
3,621
Families
861
Literacy
79.04%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rajapur is 79%. Thus Rajapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.62% and the female literacy rate is 74.39% in Rajapur village.

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

Rajapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 339 187 152
Literacy 79.04% 83.62% 74.39%
Scheduled Caste 1,986 1,012 974
Scheduled Tribe 29 13 16
Illiterate 1,027 458 569

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Rajapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rajapur village out of total population, 1,430 were engaged in work activities. 89.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,430 workers engaged in Main Work, 543 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 520 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,285 1,031 254
Cultivators 543 397 146
Agriculture Labourer 520 462 58
Household Industries 16 9 7
Other Workers 206 163 43
Marginal Workers 145 61 84
Non Working 2,191 749 1,442

Nearby Villages to Rajapur,

Below are the list of villages near Rajapur village in Gaighata.

Village Population
Tengra 2,654
Rampur 6,936
Chandigar 3,051
Gaighata 3,878
Narikela 5,222
Amkola 3,175
Jaleshwar 5,602
Baghna 3,639
Shimulia 3,169
Gopalpur 1,376

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