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Banhichar Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Banhichar is a large village located in Tamluk Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 792 families residing. The Banhichar village has population of 3670 of which 1883 are males while 1787 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Banhichar village population of children with age 0-6 is 440 which makes up 11.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Banhichar village is 949 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Banhichar as per census is 938, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Banhichar village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Banhichar village was 90.12 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Banhichar Male literacy stands at 94.75 % while female literacy rate was 85.26 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Banhichar 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 Banhichar village.

Banhichar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 792 - -
Population 3,670 1,883 1,787
Child (0-6) 440 227 213
Schedule Caste 41 17 24
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 90.12 % 94.75 % 85.26 %
Total Workers 1,468 1,192 276
Main Worker 1,043 - -
Marginal Worker 425 232 193

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.12 % of total population in Banhichar village. The village Banhichar currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Banhichar village out of total population, 1468 were engaged in work activities. 71.05 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.95 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1468 workers engaged in Main Work, 117 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 165 were Agricultural labourer.