Uttar Dhalkar Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Uttar Dhalkar is a village situated in Alipurduar - II block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 518 families residing in the village Uttar Dhalkar. The total population of Uttar Dhalkar is 2,205 out of which 1,148 are males and 1,057 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uttar Dhalkar is 921.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uttar Dhalkar village is 280 which is 13% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 131 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uttar Dhalkar is 879 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (921) of Uttar Dhalkar village.

Population
2,205
Families
518
Literacy
73.56%
Sex Ratio
921

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uttar Dhalkar is 73.6%. Thus Uttar Dhalkar village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 80.58% and the female literacy rate is 65.98% in Uttar Dhalkar village.

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

Uttar Dhalkar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 280 149 131
Literacy 73.56% 80.58% 65.98%
Scheduled Caste 118 57 61
Scheduled Tribe 967 511 456
Illiterate 789 343 446

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 43.9% of total population in Uttar Dhalkar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Uttar Dhalkar village out of total population, 1,077 were engaged in work activities. 52.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,077 workers engaged in Main Work, 289 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 173 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 566 520 46
Cultivators 289 286 3
Agriculture Labourer 173 148 25
Other Workers 104 86 18
Marginal Workers 511 176 335
Non Working 1,128 452 676

Nearby Villages to Uttar Dhalkar,

Below are the list of villages near Uttar Dhalkar village in Alipurduar - II.

Village Population
Dakshin Shibkata 2,300
Uttar Shibkata 3,016
Dakshin Dhalkar 1,703
Shrinathpur Tea Garden 1,579
Bhasadabri 1,645
Madhya Shibkata 450
Putimari 2,040
Pukhuria 2,908
Kayakhata 3,522
Jashodanga 4,068

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