Chakalta Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Chakalta is a village situated in Kashipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 283 families residing in the village Chakalta. The total population of Chakalta is 1,538 out of which 791 are males and 747 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chakalta is 944.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chakalta village is 171 which is 11% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chakalta is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (944) of Chakalta village.

Population
1,538
Families
283
Literacy
69.71%
Sex Ratio
944

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chakalta is 69.7%. Thus Chakalta village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 79.06% and the female literacy rate is 59.85% in Chakalta village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chakalta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chakalta Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chakalta village.

Total Male Female
Children 171 89 82
Literacy 69.71% 79.06% 59.85%
Scheduled Caste 441 219 222
Scheduled Tribe 13 5 8
Illiterate 585 236 349

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Chakalta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chakalta village out of total population, 479 were engaged in work activities. 81.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 479 workers engaged in Main Work, 10 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 390 328 62
Cultivators 10 8 2
Agriculture Labourer 57 42 15
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 319 276 43
Marginal Workers 89 59 30
Non Working 1,059 404 655

Nearby Villages to Chakalta,

Below are the list of villages near Chakalta village in Kashipur.

Village Population
Jurguridi 431
Jhariatdi 585
Sidpur 196
Daulatpur 1,788
Karttikganj 136
Chhota Daikiari 199
Bar Daikiari 1,085
Tilahir 679
Narayangar Alias Karka 1,055
Gagnabad 2,628

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