Rigid Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Rigid is a village situated in Jhalda - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 476 families residing in the village Rigid. The total population of Rigid is 2,312 out of which 1,201 are males and 1,111 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rigid is 925.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Rigid village is 390 which is 17% of the total population. There are 205 male children and 185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rigid is 902 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (925) of Rigid village.

Population
2,312
Families
476
Literacy
53.02%
Sex Ratio
925

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rigid is 53%. Thus Rigid village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 69.38% and the female literacy rate is 35.42% in Rigid village.

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

Rigid Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 390 205 185
Literacy 53.02% 69.38% 35.42%
Scheduled Caste 297 156 141
Scheduled Tribe 869 445 424
Illiterate 1,293 510 783

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 37.6% of total population in Rigid village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rigid village out of total population, 1,283 were engaged in work activities. 39.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,283 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 46 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 511 384 127
Cultivators 94 90 4
Agriculture Labourer 46 39 7
Household Industries 207 131 76
Other Workers 164 124 40
Marginal Workers 772 309 463
Non Working 1,029 508 521

Nearby Villages to Rigid,

Below are the list of villages near Rigid village in Jhalda - II.

Village Population
Tahaddiri 638
Dimu 2,471
Kanriyar 773
Mohanpur 1,875
Beko 84
Karumama 413
Hesalber 702
Rampur 294
Tamakbera 268
Kasdihi 533

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