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Benagariya Population - Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Benagariya is a medium size village located in Gurbandha Block of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 290 families residing. The Benagariya village has population of 1291 of which 655 are males while 636 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Benagariya village population of children with age 0-6 is 197 which makes up 15.26 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Benagariya village is 971 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Benagariya as per census is 743, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Benagariya village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Benagariya village was 46.07 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Benagariya Male literacy stands at 57.93 % while female literacy rate was 34.42 %.

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

Benagariya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 290 - -
Population 1,291 655 636
Child (0-6) 197 113 84
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,103 557 546
Literacy 46.07 % 57.93 % 34.42 %
Total Workers 584 323 261
Main Worker 253 - -
Marginal Worker 331 153 178

Caste Factor

In Benagariya village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 85.44 % of total population in Benagariya village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Benagariya village of Purbi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Benagariya village out of total population, 584 were engaged in work activities. 43.32 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.68 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 584 workers engaged in Main Work, 96 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 142 were Agricultural labourer.