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Bhitihar Population - Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal

Bhitihar is a large village located in Raiganj Block of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal with total 684 families residing. The Bhitihar village has population of 3501 of which 1795 are males while 1706 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhitihar village population of children with age 0-6 is 684 which makes up 19.54 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhitihar village is 950 which is equal than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhitihar as per census is 943, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Bhitihar village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhitihar village was 51.12 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Bhitihar Male literacy stands at 58.49 % while female literacy rate was 43.38 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Bhitihar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Bhitihar village.

Bhitihar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 684 - -
Population 3,501 1,795 1,706
Child (0-6) 684 352 332
Schedule Caste 613 311 302
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 51.12 % 58.49 % 43.38 %
Total Workers 1,181 875 306
Main Worker 670 - -
Marginal Worker 511 264 247

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.51 % of total population in Bhitihar village. The village Bhitihar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bhitihar village out of total population, 1181 were engaged in work activities. 56.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1181 workers engaged in Main Work, 143 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 323 were Agricultural labourer.