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

Uttar Parokata is a village situated in Alipurduar - II block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,407 families residing in the village Uttar Parokata. The total population of Uttar Parokata is 5,779 out of which 3,049 are males and 2,730 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uttar Parokata is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uttar Parokata village is 624 which is 11% of the total population. There are 330 male children and 294 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uttar Parokata is 891 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Uttar Parokata village.

Population
5,779
Families
1,407
Literacy
80.31%
Sex Ratio
895

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uttar Parokata is 80.3%. Thus Uttar Parokata village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 84.41% and the female literacy rate is 75.74% in Uttar Parokata village.

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

Uttar Parokata Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 624 330 294
Literacy 80.31% 84.41% 75.74%
Scheduled Caste 2,711 1,412 1,299
Scheduled Tribe 76 42 34
Illiterate 1,639 754 885

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Uttar Parokata village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Uttar Parokata village out of total population, 2,479 were engaged in work activities. 73.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,479 workers engaged in Main Work, 321 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 579 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,827 1,669 158
Cultivators 321 302 19
Agriculture Labourer 579 501 78
Household Industries 19 13 6
Other Workers 908 853 55
Marginal Workers 652 193 459
Non Working 3,300 1,187 2,113

Nearby Villages to Uttar Parokata,

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

Village Population
Purba Chepani 5,999
Madhya Parokata 3,556
Chepani 2,882
Purba Khalishamari 1,982
Bakla 2,004
Dakshin Parokata 4,457
Chhipra 2,302
Brajerkuthi 2,107
Chhota Chakirbas 1,503
Bara Chakibas 2,792

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