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

Tejihar 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 101 families residing in the village Tejihar. The total population of Tejihar is 443 out of which 240 are males and 203 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tejihar is 846.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Tejihar village is 54 which is 12% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tejihar is 543 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (846) of Tejihar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tejihar is 53%. Thus Tejihar village has a lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 66.34% and the female literacy rate is 38.04% in Tejihar village.

Population
443
Families
101
Literacy
52.96%
Sex Ratio
846

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

Tejihar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 54 35 19
Literacy 52.96% 66.34% 38.04%
Scheduled Caste 276 150 126
Scheduled Tribe 167 90 77
Illiterate 237 104 133

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 62.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 37.7% of total population in Tejihar village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tejihar village out of total population, 223 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 223 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 174 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 222 115 107
Cultivators 45 22 23
Agriculture Labourer 174 91 83
Other Workers 3 2 1
Marginal Workers 1 1 0
Non Working 220 124 96

Map of Tejihar, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Tejihar, Kushmundi

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

Village Population
Lakshmantara 271
Baghna 203
Chapapara 270
Pupra 523
Shiala 641
Sarala 2,848
Kunabari 941
Dhadarang 412
Kashimpur 388
Subarnapur 538

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