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Barasigdi Population - Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Barasigdi is a medium size village located in Potka Block of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 220 families residing. The Barasigdi village has population of 1141 of which 562 are males while 579 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Barasigdi village population of children with age 0-6 is 141 which makes up 12.36 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Barasigdi village is 1030 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Barasigdi as per census is 741, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Barasigdi village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Barasigdi village was 66.10 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Barasigdi Male literacy stands at 82.54 % while female literacy rate was 50.87 %.

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

Barasigdi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 220 - -
Population 1,141 562 579
Child (0-6) 141 81 60
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,094 540 554
Literacy 66.10 % 82.54 % 50.87 %
Total Workers 543 295 248
Main Worker 257 - -
Marginal Worker 286 63 223

Caste Factor

In Barasigdi village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 95.88 % of total population in Barasigdi village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Barasigdi village of Purbi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Barasigdi village out of total population, 543 were engaged in work activities. 47.33 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 52.67 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 543 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.