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

Chitra is a village situated in Para block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 431 families residing in the village Chitra. The total population of Chitra is 2,449 out of which 1,233 are males and 1,216 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chitra is 986.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chitra village is 321 which is 13% of the total population. There are 149 male children and 172 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitra is 1,154 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (986) of Chitra village.

Population
2,449
Families
431
Literacy
66.4%
Sex Ratio
986

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chitra is 66.4%. Thus Chitra village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 83.67% and the female literacy rate is 48.47% in Chitra village.

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

Chitra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 321 149 172
Literacy 66.4% 83.67% 48.47%
Scheduled Caste 491 228 263
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,036 326 710

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chitra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chitra village out of total population, 906 were engaged in work activities. 55.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 906 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 247 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 504 404 100
Cultivators 130 126 4
Agriculture Labourer 247 168 79
Household Industries 5 2 3
Other Workers 122 108 14
Marginal Workers 402 261 141
Non Working 1,543 568 975

Nearby Villages to Chitra,

Below are the list of villages near Chitra village in Para.

Village Population
Pathakdi 582
Bhandar Kuli 1,380
Kalla 1,142
Reshyagara 131
Bhatdi 629
Patpur 1,557
Chaktor 282
Malanchadi 917
Chalka 215
Pirma 1,003

Reference