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

Chakulia is a village situated in Balarampur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 282 families residing in the village Chakulia. The total population of Chakulia is 1,417 out of which 728 are males and 689 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chakulia is 946.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chakulia village is 196 which is 14% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 106 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chakulia is 1,178 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Chakulia village.

Population
1,417
Families
282
Literacy
42.92%
Sex Ratio
946

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chakulia is 42.9%. Thus Chakulia village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 56.43% and the female literacy rate is 28.13% in Chakulia village.

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

Chakulia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 196 90 106
Literacy 42.92% 56.43% 28.13%
Scheduled Caste 118 55 63
Scheduled Tribe 613 325 288
Illiterate 893 368 525

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 43.3% of total population in Chakulia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chakulia village out of total population, 580 were engaged in work activities. 33.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 580 workers engaged in Main Work, 8 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 101 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 196 160 36
Cultivators 8 7 1
Agriculture Labourer 101 83 18
Household Industries 46 34 12
Other Workers 41 36 5
Marginal Workers 384 196 188
Non Working 837 372 465

Nearby Villages to Chakulia,

Below are the list of villages near Chakulia village in Balarampur.

Village Population
Moraidih 350
Atebela 702
Kurni 1,288
Murugora 529
Rapkata 1,211
Harat 1,008
Ruchap 1,566
Arahansa 313
Shyamnagar Alias Jajodih 2,390
Deuli 531

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