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

Shalkhair is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 32 families residing in the village Shalkhair. The total population of Shalkhair is 138 out of which 67 are males and 71 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shalkhair is 1,060.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Shalkhair village is 26 which is 19% of the total population. There are 18 male children and 8 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shalkhair is 444 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,060) of Shalkhair village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shalkhair is 45.5%. Thus Shalkhair village has a lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 51.02% and the female literacy rate is 41.27% in Shalkhair village.

Population
138
Families
32
Literacy
45.54%
Sex Ratio
1,060

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

Shalkhair Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 26 18 8
Literacy 45.54% 51.02% 41.27%
Scheduled Caste 138 67 71
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 87 42 45

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 100% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Shalkhair village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shalkhair village out of total population, 77 were engaged in work activities. 18.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 81.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 77 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14 12 2
Cultivators 12 11 1
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Other Workers 1 0 1
Marginal Workers 63 26 37
Non Working 61 29 32

Map of Shalkhair, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Shalkhair, Kushmundi

Below are the list of villages near Shalkhair village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Dhandail 347
Bhajna 729
Punat 256
Banihari 1,770
Deulbari 715
Nambhail 336
Faraspur 457
Milanhat 84
Narayanpur 628
Mangalpur 1,218

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