Bikair Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Bikair is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 437 families residing in the village Bikair. The total population of Bikair is 1,921 out of which 978 are males and 943 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bikair is 964.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bikair village is 236 which is 12% of the total population. There are 105 male children and 131 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bikair is 1,248 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Bikair village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bikair is 75%. Thus Bikair village has a higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 81.44% and the female literacy rate is 68.1% in Bikair village.

Population
1,921
Families
437
Literacy
75.01%
Sex Ratio
964

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

Bikair Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 236 105 131
Literacy 75.01% 81.44% 68.1%
Scheduled Caste 102 48 54
Scheduled Tribe 127 64 63
Illiterate 657 267 390

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.6% of total population in Bikair village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bikair village out of total population, 588 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 588 workers engaged in Main Work, 262 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 497 469 28
Cultivators 262 259 3
Agriculture Labourer 126 110 16
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 105 97 8
Marginal Workers 91 72 19
Non Working 1,333 437 896

Map of Bikair, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Bikair, Gangarampur

Below are the list of villages near Bikair village in Gangarampur.

Village Population
Fatenagar 435
Hapania 820
Nandanpur 1,626
Radhanagar 2,044
Bhaktipur 832
Ratanpur 388
Karial 3,038
Sekhpur 366
Thengapara 1,692
Nagan 998

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