Derya Chak Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Derya Chak is a village situated in Kolaghat block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,447 families residing in the village Derya Chak. The total population of Derya Chak is 11,358 out of which 5,888 are males and 5,470 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Derya Chak is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Derya Chak village is 1298 which is 11% of the total population. There are 660 male children and 638 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Derya Chak is 967 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Derya Chak village.

Population
11,358
Families
2,447
Literacy
84.85%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Derya Chak is 84.9%. Thus Derya Chak village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 92.27% and the female literacy rate is 76.82% in Derya Chak village.

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

Derya Chak Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,298 660 638
Literacy 84.85% 92.27% 76.82%
Scheduled Caste 1,513 766 747
Scheduled Tribe 7 5 2
Illiterate 2,822 1,064 1,758

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Derya Chak village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Derya Chak village out of total population, 5,402 were engaged in work activities. 70% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,402 workers engaged in Main Work, 542 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 617 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,783 2,613 1,170
Cultivators 542 517 25
Agriculture Labourer 617 591 26
Household Industries 1,545 502 1,043
Other Workers 1,079 1,003 76
Marginal Workers 1,619 877 742
Non Working 5,956 2,398 3,558

Nearby Villages to Derya Chak,

Below are the list of villages near Derya Chak village in Kolaghat.

Village Population
Bangalpur 3,292
Bagicha Kumar Chak 2,292
Bankura Chak 493
Betberya 1,249
Japhali 2,806
Jhakurkol 2,721
Brindaban Chak 923
Nandai Gajan 3,413
Bhogpur 7,559
Barada Nankar 407

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