Upper Tendu Forest Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Upper Tendu Forest is a village situated in Nagrakata block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 305 families residing in the village Upper Tendu Forest. The total population of Upper Tendu Forest is 1,384 out of which 720 are males and 664 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Upper Tendu Forest is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Upper Tendu Forest village is 210 which is 15% of the total population. There are 110 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Upper Tendu Forest is 909 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Upper Tendu Forest village.

Population
1,384
Families
305
Literacy
71.21%
Sex Ratio
922

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Upper Tendu Forest is 71.2%. Thus Upper Tendu Forest village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 81.48% and the female literacy rate is 60.11% in Upper Tendu Forest village.

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

Upper Tendu Forest Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 210 110 100
Literacy 71.21% 81.48% 60.11%
Scheduled Caste 107 53 54
Scheduled Tribe 472 257 215
Illiterate 548 223 325

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.1% of total population in Upper Tendu Forest village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Upper Tendu Forest village out of total population, 454 were engaged in work activities. 52.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 454 workers engaged in Main Work, 51 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 237 220 17
Cultivators 51 48 3
Agriculture Labourer 7 6 1
Other Workers 179 166 13
Marginal Workers 217 179 38
Non Working 930 321 609

Nearby Villages to Upper Tendu Forest,

Below are the list of villages near Upper Tendu Forest village in Nagrakata.

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