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Bhagaband Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Bhagaband is a large village located in Para Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 645 families residing. The Bhagaband village has population of 3433 of which 1766 are males while 1667 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bhagaband village population of children with age 0-6 is 434 which makes up 12.64 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bhagaband village is 944 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Bhagaband as per census is 982, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Bhagaband village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Bhagaband village was 70.49 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Bhagaband Male literacy stands at 84.87 % while female literacy rate was 55.17 %.

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

Bhagaband Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 645 - -
Population 3,433 1,766 1,667
Child (0-6) 434 219 215
Schedule Caste 1,143 586 557
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 70.49 % 84.87 % 55.17 %
Total Workers 1,575 1,018 557
Main Worker 472 - -
Marginal Worker 1,103 671 432

Caste Factor

Bhagaband village of Puruliya has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.29 % of total population in Bhagaband village. The village Bhagaband currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Bhagaband village out of total population, 1575 were engaged in work activities. 29.97 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.03 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1575 workers engaged in Main Work, 161 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 85 were Agricultural labourer.