Kala Gechhya Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kala Gechhya is a village situated in Kolaghat block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 548 families residing in the village Kala Gechhya. The total population of Kala Gechhya is 2,584 out of which 1,365 are males and 1,219 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kala Gechhya is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kala Gechhya village is 288 which is 11% of the total population. There are 164 male children and 124 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kala Gechhya is 756 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Kala Gechhya village.

Population
2,584
Families
548
Literacy
82.27%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kala Gechhya is 82.3%. Thus Kala Gechhya village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 89.01% and the female literacy rate is 74.89% in Kala Gechhya village.

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

Kala Gechhya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 288 164 124
Literacy 82.27% 89.01% 74.89%
Scheduled Caste 314 163 151
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 695 296 399

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kala Gechhya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kala Gechhya village out of total population, 868 were engaged in work activities. 61.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 868 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 532 500 32
Cultivators 54 54 0
Agriculture Labourer 77 75 2
Household Industries 27 25 2
Other Workers 374 346 28
Marginal Workers 336 304 32
Non Working 1,716 561 1,155

Nearby Villages to Kala Gechhya,

Below are the list of villages near Kala Gechhya village in Kolaghat.

Village Population
Paschim Manika 3,080
Kulhanda 902
Sulani 3,746
Kashigori 2,186
Manua 2,601
Purbba Manika 1,102
Sajnagachhya 812
Machhinan 3,638
Kanai Chak 1,964
Jashar 2,032

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