Shwetpur Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Shwetpur is a village situated in Basirhat - I block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 556 families residing in the village Shwetpur. The total population of Shwetpur is 2,538 out of which 1,275 are males and 1,263 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shwetpur is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shwetpur village is 325 which is 13% of the total population. There are 143 male children and 182 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shwetpur is 1,273 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Shwetpur village.

Population
2,538
Families
556
Literacy
72.03%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shwetpur is 72%. Thus Shwetpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 74.47% and the female literacy rate is 69.47% in Shwetpur village.

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

Shwetpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 325 143 182
Literacy 72.03% 74.47% 69.47%
Scheduled Caste 289 138 151
Scheduled Tribe 78 39 39
Illiterate 944 432 512

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.1% of total population in Shwetpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shwetpur village out of total population, 882 were engaged in work activities. 73.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 882 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 240 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 646 559 87
Cultivators 152 136 16
Agriculture Labourer 240 215 25
Household Industries 22 17 5
Other Workers 232 191 41
Marginal Workers 236 189 47
Non Working 1,656 527 1,129

Nearby Villages to Shwetpur,

Below are the list of villages near Shwetpur village in Basirhat - I.

Village Population
Byang Pukuria 1,117
Tajpur 1,669
Ramnagar 1,300
Jirakpur 1,580
Paikpara 1,964
Anantapur 2,508
Goknashri Gobindapur 4,110
Matina 2,002
Gotra 5,894
Paschim Madhyampur 2,443

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