Benasholi Population - Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Benasholi is a medium size village located in Chakulia Block of Purbi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 55 families residing. The Benasholi village has population of 237 of which 113 are males while 124 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Benasholi village population of children with age 0-6 is 45 which makes up 18.99 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Benasholi village is 1097 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Benasholi as per census is 1368, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Benasholi village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Benasholi village was 70.83 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Benasholi Male literacy stands at 86.17 % while female literacy rate was 56.12 %.

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

Benasholi Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	55	-	-
Population	237	113	124
Child (0-6)	45	19	26
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	113	56	57
Literacy	70.83 %	86.17 %	56.12 %
Total Workers	126	58	68
Main Worker	11	-	-
Marginal Worker	115	48	67

Caste Factor

In Benasholi village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 47.68 % of total population in Benasholi village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Benasholi village of Purbi Singhbhum.

Work Profile

In Benasholi village out of total population, 126 were engaged in work activities. 8.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 126 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.