Sihal Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sihal is a village situated in Bansihari block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 247 families residing in the village Sihal. The total population of Sihal is 1,001 out of which 507 are males and 494 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sihal is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sihal village is 116 which is 12% of the total population. There are 58 male children and 58 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sihal is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Sihal village.

Population
1,001
Families
247
Literacy
76.38%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sihal is 76.4%. Thus Sihal village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 79.29% and the female literacy rate is 73.39% in Sihal village.

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

Sihal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 116 58 58
Literacy 76.38% 79.29% 73.39%
Scheduled Caste 311 159 152
Scheduled Tribe 56 29 27
Illiterate 325 151 174

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.6% of total population in Sihal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sihal village out of total population, 439 were engaged in work activities. 60.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 439 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 267 241 26
Cultivators 61 60 1
Agriculture Labourer 86 72 14
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 113 103 10
Marginal Workers 172 59 113
Non Working 562 207 355

Nearby Villages to Sihal,

Below are the list of villages near Sihal village in Bansihari.

Village Population
Bhingaldaha 489
Jasodapur 263
Tikul 384
Dhutura 709
Makrampur 174
Banipara 692
Suripukur 505
Jaharpur 1,767
Jamar 2,341
Dakshingaon 157

Reference