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Behanchabari Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Behanchabari is a medium size village located in Manbazar - I Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 149 families residing. The Behanchabari village has population of 761 of which 392 are males while 369 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Behanchabari village population of children with age 0-6 is 106 which makes up 13.93 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Behanchabari village is 941 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Behanchabari as per census is 927, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Behanchabari village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Behanchabari village was 60.15 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Behanchabari Male literacy stands at 79.82 % while female literacy rate was 39.31 %.

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

Behanchabari Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 149 - -
Population 761 392 369
Child (0-6) 106 55 51
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 189 94 95
Literacy 60.15 % 79.82 % 39.31 %
Total Workers 463 225 238
Main Worker 289 - -
Marginal Worker 174 115 59

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 24.84 % of total population in Behanchabari village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Behanchabari village of Puruliya.

Work Profile

In Behanchabari village out of total population, 463 were engaged in work activities. 62.42 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.58 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 463 workers engaged in Main Work, 270 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.