Ray Band Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Ray Band is a village situated in Neturia block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 358 families residing in the village Ray Band. The total population of Ray Band is 2,092 out of which 1,073 are males and 1,019 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ray Band is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ray Band village is 298 which is 14% of the total population. There are 145 male children and 153 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ray Band is 1,055 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Ray Band village.

Population
2,092
Families
358
Literacy
65.83%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ray Band is 65.8%. Thus Ray Band village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 78.12% and the female literacy rate is 52.66% in Ray Band village.

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

Ray Band Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 298 145 153
Literacy 65.83% 78.12% 52.66%
Scheduled Caste 415 230 185
Scheduled Tribe 395 192 203
Illiterate 911 348 563

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 18.9% of total population in Ray Band village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ray Band village out of total population, 628 were engaged in work activities. 83.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 628 workers engaged in Main Work, 97 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 527 494 33
Cultivators 97 88 9
Agriculture Labourer 38 28 10
Household Industries 17 16 1
Other Workers 375 362 13
Marginal Workers 101 65 36
Non Working 1,464 514 950

Nearby Villages to Ray Band,

Below are the list of villages near Ray Band village in Neturia.

Village Population
Mangram 463
Sulanga 817
Gunyara 1,179
Dhanara 330
Sidpur 858
Paharudi 97
Ajodhya 845
Bagraybari 296
Durgapur 82
Kulbana 432

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