Tharaikhana Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Tharaikhana is a village situated in Dinhata - II block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,293 families residing in the village Tharaikhana. The total population of Tharaikhana is 5,406 out of which 2,757 are males and 2,649 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tharaikhana is 961.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tharaikhana village is 750 which is 14% of the total population. There are 383 male children and 367 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tharaikhana is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Tharaikhana village.

Population
5,406
Families
1,293
Literacy
60.74%
Sex Ratio
961

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tharaikhana is 60.7%. Thus Tharaikhana village has lower literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 68.49% and the female literacy rate is 52.67% in Tharaikhana village.

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

Tharaikhana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 750 383 367
Literacy 60.74% 68.49% 52.67%
Scheduled Caste 318 164 154
Scheduled Tribe 147 76 71
Illiterate 2,578 1,131 1,447

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Tharaikhana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tharaikhana village out of total population, 1,951 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,951 workers engaged in Main Work, 515 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 929 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,631 1,422 209
Cultivators 515 480 35
Agriculture Labourer 929 785 144
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 185 156 29
Marginal Workers 320 159 161
Non Working 3,455 1,176 2,279

Nearby Villages to Tharaikhana,

Below are the list of villages near Tharaikhana village in Dinhata - II.

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