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Rahir Population - Bankura, West Bengal

Rahir is a medium size village located in Chhatna Block of Bankura district, West Bengal with total 75 families residing. The Rahir village has population of 399 of which 211 are males while 188 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Rahir village population of children with age 0-6 is 46 which makes up 11.53 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Rahir village is 891 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Rahir as per census is 840, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Rahir village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Rahir village was 63.74 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Rahir Male literacy stands at 84.95 % while female literacy rate was 40.12 %.

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

Rahir Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 75 - -
Population 399 211 188
Child (0-6) 46 25 21
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 369 195 174
Literacy 63.74 % 84.95 % 40.12 %
Total Workers 244 135 109
Main Worker 101 - -
Marginal Worker 143 45 98

Caste Factor

In Rahir village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 92.48 % of total population in Rahir village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Rahir village of Bankura.

Work Profile

In Rahir village out of total population, 244 were engaged in work activities. 41.39 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.61 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 244 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.