Kalancha Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kalancha is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 68 families residing in the village Kalancha. The total population of Kalancha is 331 out of which 168 are males and 163 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalancha is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalancha village is 28 which is 8% of the total population. There are 16 male children and 12 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalancha is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Kalancha village.

Population
331
Families
68
Literacy
78.22%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalancha is 78.2%. Thus Kalancha village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.84% and the female literacy rate is 69.54% in Kalancha village.

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

Kalancha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 28 16 12
Literacy 78.22% 86.84% 69.54%
Scheduled Caste 328 166 162
Scheduled Tribe 2 1 1
Illiterate 94 36 58

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 99.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Kalancha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kalancha village out of total population, 152 were engaged in work activities. 55.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 152 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 84 81 3
Cultivators 66 66 0
Agriculture Labourer 5 4 1
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 12 10 2
Marginal Workers 68 24 44
Non Working 179 63 116

Nearby Villages to Kalancha,

Below are the list of villages near Kalancha village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Berail 2,459
Kachara 1,214
Bhaktipur 516
Sindur Muchhi 440
Nabhor 1,187
Dehabanda 2,161
Upadail 1,057
Poradanga 473
Deokhanda 934
Harigiram 927

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