Uttara Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Uttara is a village situated in Jhargram block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 91 families residing in the village Uttara. The total population of Uttara is 395 out of which 200 are males and 195 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uttara is 975.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uttara village is 32 which is 8% of the total population. There are 11 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uttara is 1,909 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Uttara village.

Population
395
Families
91
Literacy
70.52%
Sex Ratio
975

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uttara is 70.5%. Thus Uttara village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 71.96% and the female literacy rate is 68.97% in Uttara village.

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

Uttara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 32 11 21
Literacy 70.52% 71.96% 68.97%
Scheduled Caste 2 1 1
Scheduled Tribe 224 112 112
Illiterate 139 64 75

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 56.7% of total population in Uttara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Uttara village out of total population, 248 were engaged in work activities. 52.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 248 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 120 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 131 70 61
Cultivators 10 5 5
Agriculture Labourer 120 64 56
Household Industries 1 1 0
Marginal Workers 117 59 58
Non Working 147 71 76

Nearby Villages to Uttara,

Below are the list of villages near Uttara village in Jhargram.

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