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

Sitahar is a village situated in Kumarganj block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 337 families residing in the village Sitahar. The total population of Sitahar is 1,537 out of which 804 are males and 733 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sitahar is 912.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sitahar village is 223 which is 15% of the total population. There are 112 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sitahar is 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (912) of Sitahar village.

Population
1,537
Families
337
Literacy
83.79%
Sex Ratio
912

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sitahar is 83.8%. Thus Sitahar village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 87.57% and the female literacy rate is 79.58% in Sitahar village.

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

Sitahar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 223 112 111
Literacy 83.79% 87.57% 79.58%
Scheduled Caste 22 10 12
Scheduled Tribe 25 16 9
Illiterate 436 198 238

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.6% of total population in Sitahar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sitahar village out of total population, 524 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 524 workers engaged in Main Work, 229 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 185 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 444 390 54
Cultivators 229 205 24
Agriculture Labourer 185 160 25
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 29 24 5
Marginal Workers 80 59 21
Non Working 1,013 355 658

Nearby Villages to Sitahar,

Below are the list of villages near Sitahar village in Kumarganj.

Village Population
Paik-Mulgaon 34
Jhara 1,773
Disnagar 609
Paik Jhara 200
Majhian 419
Mulgaon 1,032
Chak Gangaprasad 110
Patit Pukur 377
Bhour 2,456
Puntair 647

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