Surjanagar Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Surjanagar is a village situated in Daspur - I block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 532 families residing in the village Surjanagar. The total population of Surjanagar is 2,567 out of which 1,336 are males and 1,231 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Surjanagar is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Surjanagar village is 312 which is 12% of the total population. There are 163 male children and 149 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Surjanagar is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (921) of Surjanagar village.

Population
2,567
Families
532
Literacy
89.05%
Sex Ratio
921

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Surjanagar is 89%. Thus Surjanagar village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.06% and the female literacy rate is 82.53% in Surjanagar village.

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

Surjanagar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 312 163 149
Literacy 89.05% 95.06% 82.53%
Scheduled Caste 992 512 480
Scheduled Tribe 21 13 8
Illiterate 559 221 338

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Surjanagar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Surjanagar village out of total population, 1,076 were engaged in work activities. 89.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,076 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 420 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 959 723 236
Cultivators 128 106 22
Agriculture Labourer 420 261 159
Household Industries 20 18 2
Other Workers 391 338 53
Marginal Workers 117 78 39
Non Working 1,491 535 956

Nearby Villages to Surjanagar,

Below are the list of villages near Surjanagar village in Daspur - I.

Village Population
Simultala 267
Nunyagoda 808
Raghunathpur 1,069
Laoda 1,328
Shyam Sundarpur 2,695
Beliaghata 2,196
Rasulpur 427
Baidyapur 974
Dihichetua 1,285
Dihi Baliharpur 867

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