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Silkhuri Bas Population - Koch Bihar, West Bengal

Silkhuri Bas is a large village located in Cooch Behar - I Block of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal with total 515 families residing. The Silkhuri Bas village has population of 2175 of which 1088 are males while 1087 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Silkhuri Bas village population of children with age 0-6 is 291 which makes up 13.38 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Silkhuri Bas village is 999 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Silkhuri Bas as per census is 1079, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Silkhuri Bas village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Silkhuri Bas village was 74.31 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Silkhuri Bas Male literacy stands at 81.54 % while female literacy rate was 66.99 %.

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

Silkhuri Bas Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 515 - -
Population 2,175 1,088 1,087
Child (0-6) 291 140 151
Schedule Caste 1,436 701 735
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.31 % 81.54 % 66.99 %
Total Workers 881 656 225
Main Worker 755 - -
Marginal Worker 126 49 77

Caste Factor

In Silkhuri Bas village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 66.02 % of total population in Silkhuri Bas village. The village Silkhuri Bas currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Silkhuri Bas village out of total population, 881 were engaged in work activities. 85.70 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.30 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 881 workers engaged in Main Work, 246 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 329 were Agricultural labourer.