Saldaha Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Saldaha is a village situated in Harischandrapur - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 510 families residing in the village Saldaha. The total population of Saldaha is 2,384 out of which 1,247 are males and 1,137 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Saldaha is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Saldaha village is 445 which is 19% of the total population. There are 232 male children and 213 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Saldaha is 918 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Saldaha village.

Population
2,384
Families
510
Literacy
36.82%
Sex Ratio
912

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Saldaha is 36.8%. Thus Saldaha village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 34.29% and the female literacy rate is 39.61% in Saldaha village.

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

Saldaha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 445 232 213
Literacy 36.82% 34.29% 39.61%
Scheduled Caste 89 49 40
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,670 899 771

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Saldaha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Saldaha village out of total population, 747 were engaged in work activities. 78% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 747 workers engaged in Main Work, 203 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 343 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 583 513 70
Cultivators 203 187 16
Agriculture Labourer 343 292 51
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 33 31 2
Marginal Workers 164 131 33
Non Working 1,637 603 1,034

Nearby Villages to Saldaha,

Below are the list of villages near Saldaha village in Harischandrapur - I.

Village Population
Dighua 1,463
Chandipur 608
Mahadebpur 1,040
Srichandrapur 4,250
Uttar Gauripur 380
Kamarta 4,118
Lahad 1,803
Tulsihata 3,939
Panchla 996
Salalpur 1,433

Reference