Garh Kamalpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Garh Kamalpur is a Census Town city situated in Mahisadal block of Purba Medinipur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,537 families residing in the Garh Kamalpur city. The total population of Garh Kamalpur is 6,664 out of which 3,368 are males and 3,296 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Garh Kamalpur is 979.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Garh Kamalpur city is 639 which is 10% of the total population. There are 330 male children and 309 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Garh Kamalpur is 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (979).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Garh Kamalpur is 89.7%. Thus Garh Kamalpur has higher literacy rate compared to 87% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.65% and the female literacy rate is 85.74% in Garh Kamalpur.

Garh Kamalpur Census Town has total administration over 1,537 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Garh Kamalpur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Garh Kamalpur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 639 330 309
Literacy 89.7% 84.5% 77.7%
Scheduled Caste 642 323 319
Scheduled Tribe 5 2 3
Illiterate 1,258 523 735

Caste-wise Population - Garh Kamalpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Garh Kamalpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 642 323 319
Schedule Tribe 5 2 3

Religion-wise Population - Garh Kamalpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Garh Kamalpur is 4,734 which is 71.04% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Garh Kamalpur is 1,925 which is 28.89% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Garh Kamalpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,734 (71.04%) 2,406 2,328
Muslim 1,925 (28.89%) 958 967
Christian 4 (0.06%) 3 1
Sikh 1 (0.02%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Garh Kamalpur

The total literacy rate of Garh Kamalpur was 89.73% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 5,406 literates, males were 2,845 while females were 2,561. Also the male literacy rate was 93.65% and the female literacy rate was 85.74% in Garh Kamalpur.

  Garh Kamalpur West Bengal
Female 85.74% 70.54%
Male 93.65% 81.69%
Total 89.73% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Garh Kamalpur

The Sex Ratio of Garh Kamalpur is 979. Thus per every 1000 men there were 979 females in Garh Kamalpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 979 ) of Garh Kamalpur.

Child Population - Garh Kamalpur

According to Census 2011, there were 639 children between age 0 to 6 years in Garh Kamalpur. Out of which 330 were male while 309 were female.

Working Population - Garh Kamalpur

In Garh Kamalpur Census Town out of total population, 2,325 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,325 workers engaged in Main Work, 18 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 252 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,633 1,394 239
Cultivators 18 15 3
Agriculture Labourer 252 222 30
Household Industries 150 138 12
Other Workers 1,213 1,019 194
Marginal Workers 692 505 187
Non Working 4,339 1,469 2,870

Garh Kamalpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Garh Kamalpur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,664 81.1% 979

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