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Shagpara Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Shagpara is a medium size village located in Kharagpur - I Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 195 families residing. The Shagpara village has population of 892 of which 446 are males while 446 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Shagpara village population of children with age 0-6 is 115 which makes up 12.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Shagpara village is 1000 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Shagpara as per census is 1556, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Shagpara village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Shagpara village was 55.47 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Shagpara Male literacy stands at 64.59 % while female literacy rate was 45.74 %.

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

Shagpara Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 195 - -
Population 892 446 446
Child (0-6) 115 45 70
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 368 177 191
Literacy 55.47 % 64.59 % 45.74 %
Total Workers 543 265 278
Main Worker 290 - -
Marginal Worker 253 34 219

Caste Factor

In Shagpara village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 41.26 % of total population in Shagpara village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Shagpara village of Paschim Medinipur.

Work Profile

In Shagpara village out of total population, 543 were engaged in work activities. 53.41 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.59 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 543 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourer.