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

Tigra is a village situated in Jhalda - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 356 families residing in the village Tigra. The total population of Tigra is 1,771 out of which 908 are males and 863 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tigra is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tigra village is 315 which is 18% of the total population. There are 164 male children and 151 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tigra is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Tigra village.

Population
1,771
Families
356
Literacy
53.71%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tigra is 53.7%. Thus Tigra village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 74.73% and the female literacy rate is 31.74% in Tigra village.

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

Tigra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 315 164 151
Literacy 53.71% 74.73% 31.74%
Scheduled Caste 558 301 257
Scheduled Tribe 35 19 16
Illiterate 989 352 637

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Tigra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tigra village out of total population, 858 were engaged in work activities. 34% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 858 workers engaged in Main Work, 70 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 292 193 99
Cultivators 70 68 2
Agriculture Labourer 34 33 1
Household Industries 169 77 92
Other Workers 19 15 4
Marginal Workers 566 254 312
Non Working 913 461 452

Nearby Villages to Tigra,

Below are the list of villages near Tigra village in Jhalda - II.

Village Population
Chaitandi 833
Rampur 929
Hanslata 377
Harbaha 1,078
Banahata 764
Katia 1,239
Panrrama 1,254
Bartalia 3,586
Hetbatari 973
Raghunathpur 887

Reference