Rayan Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Rayan is a village situated in Burdwan - I block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,307 families residing in the village Rayan. The total population of Rayan is 18,973 out of which 9,623 are males and 9,350 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rayan is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rayan village is 2150 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1068 male children and 1082 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rayan is 1,013 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Rayan village.

Population
18,973
Families
4,307
Literacy
77.41%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rayan is 77.4%. Thus Rayan village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 83.16% and the female literacy rate is 71.47% in Rayan village.

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

Rayan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,150 1,068 1,082
Literacy 77.41% 83.16% 71.47%
Scheduled Caste 4,407 2,222 2,185
Scheduled Tribe 724 348 376
Illiterate 5,950 2,509 3,441

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.8% of total population in Rayan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rayan village out of total population, 7,140 were engaged in work activities. 72.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,140 workers engaged in Main Work, 611 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 910 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,145 4,436 709
Cultivators 611 571 40
Agriculture Labourer 910 762 148
Household Industries 195 114 81
Other Workers 3,429 2,989 440
Marginal Workers 1,995 1,247 748
Non Working 11,833 3,940 7,893

Nearby Villages to Rayan,

Below are the list of villages near Rayan village in Burdwan - I.

Village Population
Jamar 2,909
Sadhanpur 8,181
Raypur 779
Kantia 969
Khaidya 765
Jamalpur 426
Bhita 1,861
Sapar 1,201
Shonpur 1,603
Chandutia 1,416

Reference