Berhampore Community Development Block, with population of about 4.5 lakh is Murshidabad district's the most populous sub district, located in Murshidabad district of the state West Bengal in India. There are 124 villages in the sub district, among them Chhayghari is the most populous village with population of about 12 thousand and Char Panchananpur is the least populous village with population of 100. Chhayghari is the biggest village in the sub district with an area of 10 km2 and Pashchim Narayanpur is the smallest with 0 km2.
There are 9 census towns in the sub district, those are - Chaltia, Gopjan, Sibdanga Badarpur, Kasim Bazar and Banjetia Census Towns (limited to 5 most populous).
Demographics
The sub district is home to about 4.5 lakh people, among them about 2.3 lakh (51%) are male and about 2.2 lakh (49%) are female. 80% of the whole population are from general caste, 17% are from schedule caste and 2% are schedule tribes. Child (aged under 6 years) population of Berhampore community development block is 12%, among them 51% are boys and 49% are girls. There are about 1.1 lakh households in the sub district and an average 4 persons live in every family.
The majority of the population, nearly 76% (about 3.4 lakh) live in Berhampore Sub District rural part and 24% (about 1.1 lakh) population live in the Berhampore Sub District urban part.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
446,887 |
359,143 |
76,935 |
10,809 |
54,097 |
| Male |
228,650 |
183,981 |
39,306 |
5,363 |
27,495 |
| Female |
218,237 |
175,162 |
37,629 |
5,446 |
26,602 |
Religion wise distribution of population
Muslims contribute 54% of the total population and are the largest religious community in the sub district followed by Hindus which contribute 46% of the total population.. Female Sex ratio per 1000 male in Muslims are 951 in Hindus are 959.
|
Total |
Hindu |
Muslim |
Christian |
Sikh |
Buddhist |
Jain |
Others |
Not Stated |
| Total |
446,887 |
205,321 |
239,651 |
1,086 |
53 |
25 |
41 |
47 |
663 |
| Male |
228,650 |
104,822 |
122,852 |
552 |
28 |
16 |
23 |
24 |
333 |
| Female |
218,237 |
100,499 |
116,799 |
534 |
25 |
9 |
18 |
23 |
330 |
Growth of population
Population of the sub district has increased by 17.9% in last 10 years. In 2001 census total population here were about 3.8 lakh. Female population growth rate of the sub district is 18.5% which is 1% higher than male population growth rate of 17.5%. General caste population has increased by 18.1%; Schedule caste population has increased by 18.5%; Schedule Tribe population has increased by 10% and child population has decreased by -11.7% in the sub district since last census.
|
Total |
General |
Schedule Caste |
Schedule Tribe |
Child |
| Total |
17.9% |
18.1% |
18.5% |
10% |
-11.7% |
| Male |
17.5% |
17.5% |
18.5% |
10.6% |
-11.4% |
| Female |
18.5% |
18.7% |
18.6% |
9.5% |
-12.1% |
Sex Ratio - Females per 1000 Male
As of 2011 census there are 954 females per 1000 male in the sub district. Sex ratio in general caste is 952, in schedule caste is 957 and in schedule tribe is 1015. There are 968 girls under 6 years of age per 1000 boys of the same age in the sub district. Overall sex ratio in the sub district has increased by 8 females per 1000 male during the years from 2001 to 2011. Child sex ratio here has decreased by 7 girls per 1000 boys during the same time.
|
Total |
General |
SC |
ST |
Child |
| Change |
8 |
10 |
0 |
-11 |
-7 |
| 2011 |
954 |
952 |
957 |
1015 |
968 |
| 2001 |
946 |
942 |
957 |
1026 |
975 |
Literacy
Total about 2.9 lakh people in the sub district are literate, among them about 1.5 lakh are male and about 1.3 lakh are female. Literacy rate (children under 6 are excluded) of Berhampore is 74%. 77% of male and 70% of female population are literate here. Overall literacy rate in the sub district has increased by 10%. Male literacy has gone up by 8% and female literacy rate has gone up by 13%.
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Change |
9.8% |
7.1% |
12.8% |
| 2011 |
73.5% |
76.5% |
70.3% |
| 2001 |
63.7% |
69.4% |
57.5% |
Workers profile
Berhampore has 35% (about 1.5 lakh) population engaged in either main or marginal works. 57% male and 11% female population are working population. 49% of total male population are main (full time) workers and 9% are marginal (part time) workers. For women 6% of total female population are main and 5% are marginal workers.
|
Worker (Among total population) |
Main Worker (Among workers) |
Marginal Worker (Among workers) |
Non Worker (Among total population) |
| Total |
34.5% |
27.6% |
6.9% |
65.5% |
| Male |
57.3% |
48.5% |
8.8% |
42.7% |
| Female |
10.7% |
5.8% |
4.9% |
89.3% |