Kalagachhi Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kalagachhi is a village situated in Diamond Harbour - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 657 families residing in the village Kalagachhi. The total population of Kalagachhi is 2,749 out of which 1,387 are males and 1,362 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalagachhi is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalagachhi village is 210 which is 8% of the total population. There are 103 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalagachhi is 1,039 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Kalagachhi village.

Population
2,749
Families
657
Literacy
82.99%
Sex Ratio
982

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalagachhi is 83%. Thus Kalagachhi village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 86.92% and the female literacy rate is 78.96% in Kalagachhi village.

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

Kalagachhi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 210 103 107
Literacy 82.99% 86.92% 78.96%
Scheduled Caste 1,444 725 719
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 642 271 371

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kalagachhi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kalagachhi village out of total population, 955 were engaged in work activities. 77% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 955 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 735 613 122
Cultivators 16 10 6
Agriculture Labourer 3 2 1
Household Industries 9 4 5
Other Workers 707 597 110
Marginal Workers 220 185 35
Non Working 1,794 589 1,205

Nearby Villages to Kalagachhi,

Below are the list of villages near Kalagachhi village in Diamond Harbour - II.

Village Population
Bagda 3,707
Sarisha 3,883
Paschim Durgapur 1,744
Narayantala 2,647
Purba Bhabanipur 2,007
Nabasan 2,105
Murigachhi 2,336
Cheora 963
Mirzapur 1,928
Jhinga 2,393

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