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

Chitra is a village situated in Kashipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 352 families residing in the village Chitra. The total population of Chitra is 1,771 out of which 897 are males and 874 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chitra is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chitra village is 201 which is 11% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitra is 1,051 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Chitra village.

Population
1,771
Families
352
Literacy
73.63%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chitra is 73.6%. Thus Chitra village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 87.36% and the female literacy rate is 59.4% 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 201 98 103
Literacy 73.63% 87.36% 59.4%
Scheduled Caste 13 7 6
Scheduled Tribe 781 390 391
Illiterate 615 199 416

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 44.1% of total population in Chitra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chitra village out of total population, 1,035 were engaged in work activities. 56.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,035 workers engaged in Main Work, 204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 172 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 586 456 130
Cultivators 204 168 36
Agriculture Labourer 172 112 60
Household Industries 2 0 2
Other Workers 208 176 32
Marginal Workers 449 123 326
Non Working 736 318 418

Nearby Villages to Chitra,

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

Village Population
Pabra Pahari 1,752
Mehi 2,240
Pokhariathol 57
Ichamara 54
Shalaya 946
Uparra 1,836
Makhyada 2,086
Kharikagora 789
Agardi 1,063
Ledagora 295

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