Sahilapur Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Sahilapur is a village situated in Kaliachak - III block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 590 families residing in the village Sahilapur. The total population of Sahilapur is 2,984 out of which 1,544 are males and 1,440 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sahilapur is 933.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Sahilapur village is 419 which is 14% of the total population. There are 214 male children and 205 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sahilapur is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Sahilapur village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sahilapur is 60.1%. Thus Sahilapur village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 67.29% and the female literacy rate is 52.31% in Sahilapur village.

Population
2,984
Families
590
Literacy
60.08%
Sex Ratio
933

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

Sahilapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 419 214 205
Literacy 60.08% 67.29% 52.31%
Scheduled Caste 2,213 1,147 1,066
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,443 649 794

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 74.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sahilapur village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sahilapur village out of total population, 1,372 were engaged in work activities. 51.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,372 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 288 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 712 536 176
Cultivators 245 232 13
Agriculture Labourer 288 249 39
Household Industries 91 4 87
Other Workers 88 51 37
Marginal Workers 660 345 315
Non Working 1,612 663 949

Map of Sahilapur, Maldah, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Sahilapur, Kaliachak - III

Below are the list of villages near Sahilapur village in Kaliachak - III.

Village Population
Chaklalu 1,627
Akanda Baria 1,651
Larchak 2,496
Naoda 573
Kazichak 1,846
Sultanpur 1,277
Srinibaspur 1,084
Bairbona 1,201
Fatepur 3,156
Dakshin Chandpur 26

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