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Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj is a medium size village located in Arsha Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 273 families residing. The Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village has population of 1444 of which 732 are males while 712 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village population of children with age 0-6 is 212 which makes up 14.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village is 973 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj as per census is 1186, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village was 52.76 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj Male literacy stands at 65.35 % while female literacy rate was 39.36 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj 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 Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village.

Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 273 - -
Population 1,444 732 712
Child (0-6) 212 97 115
Schedule Caste 919 464 455
Schedule Tribe 476 245 231
Literacy 52.76 % 65.35 % 39.36 %
Total Workers 509 355 154
Main Worker 199 - -
Marginal Worker 310 172 138

Caste Factor

In Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 63.64 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.96 % of total population in Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village.

Work Profile

In Gandhabazar alias Raghunathganj village out of total population, 509 were engaged in work activities. 39.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 509 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 165 were Agricultural labourer.