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

Shilampur is a village situated in Kanksa block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 925 families residing in the village Shilampur. The total population of Shilampur is 3,968 out of which 2,010 are males and 1,958 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shilampur is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shilampur village is 449 which is 11% of the total population. There are 231 male children and 218 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shilampur is 944 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Shilampur village.

Population
3,968
Families
925
Literacy
75.87%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shilampur is 75.9%. Thus Shilampur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 82.07% and the female literacy rate is 69.54% in Shilampur village.

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

Shilampur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 449 231 218
Literacy 75.87% 82.07% 69.54%
Scheduled Caste 1,392 709 683
Scheduled Tribe 52 28 24
Illiterate 1,298 550 748

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Shilampur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shilampur village out of total population, 1,859 were engaged in work activities. 71% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,859 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 619 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,320 1,024 296
Cultivators 174 169 5
Agriculture Labourer 619 391 228
Household Industries 27 18 9
Other Workers 500 446 54
Marginal Workers 539 242 297
Non Working 2,109 744 1,365

Nearby Villages to Shilampur,

Below are the list of villages near Shilampur village in Kanksa.

Village Population
Anandapur 1,566
Paschim Gangarampur 780
Panagar 5,510
Piariganj 1,146
Mahalchandni 347
Dhobaru 859
Gangbil 2,435
Ayma Biswanathpur 1,971
Napara 2,512
Mobarakganja 1,558

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