Tantan Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Tantan is a village situated in Bagmundi block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 90 families residing in the village Tantan. The total population of Tantan is 451 out of which 241 are males and 210 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tantan is 871.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tantan village is 54 which is 12% of the total population. There are 33 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tantan is 636 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (871) of Tantan village.

Population
451
Families
90
Literacy
41.56%
Sex Ratio
871

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tantan is 41.6%. Thus Tantan village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 50.48% and the female literacy rate is 31.75% in Tantan village.

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

Tantan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 54 33 21
Literacy 41.56% 50.48% 31.75%
Scheduled Caste 87 43 44
Scheduled Tribe 243 129 114
Illiterate 286 136 150

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53.9% of total population in Tantan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tantan village out of total population, 169 were engaged in work activities. 75.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 169 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 128 123 5
Cultivators 35 35 0
Agriculture Labourer 47 45 2
Household Industries 7 7 0
Other Workers 39 36 3
Marginal Workers 41 12 29
Non Working 282 106 176

Nearby Villages to Tantan,

Below are the list of villages near Tantan village in Bagmundi.

Village Population
Shrabandi 1,091
Basudi 352
Madla 3,070
Matiala 180
Gobindapur 3,064
Kudlung 889
Patardi 1,609
Barria 3,982
Pratappur 629
Gosaidi 183

Reference