Kalgachia Population, Caste, Working Data Barpeta, Assam - Census 2011

Kalgachia is a village situated in Kalgachia circle of Barpeta district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,286 families residing in the village Kalgachia. The total population of Kalgachia is 6,304 out of which 3,229 are males and 3,075 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalgachia is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalgachia village is 1031 which is 16% of the total population. There are 509 male children and 522 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalgachia is 1,026 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Kalgachia village.

Population
6,304
Families
1,286
Literacy
67.65%
Sex Ratio
952

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalgachia is 67.6%. Thus Kalgachia village has higher literacy rate compared to 53% of Barpeta district. The male literacy rate is 73.24% and the female literacy rate is 61.69% in Kalgachia village.

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

Kalgachia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,031 509 522
Literacy 67.65% 73.24% 61.69%
Scheduled Caste 13 8 5
Scheduled Tribe 3 1 2
Illiterate 2,737 1,237 1,500

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kalgachia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kalgachia village out of total population, 1,695 were engaged in work activities. 81.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,695 workers engaged in Main Work, 330 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 136 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,386 1,262 124
Cultivators 330 323 7
Agriculture Labourer 136 132 4
Household Industries 67 66 1
Other Workers 853 741 112
Marginal Workers 309 276 33
Non Working 4,609 1,691 2,918

Nearby Villages to Kalgachia,

Below are the list of villages near Kalgachia village in Kalgachia.

Village Population
Khar Balli 3,196
Amguri 2,732
Sutir Pathar 385
Gunialguri 4,180
Kasukati 1,000
Dabandia 3,292
Kaur Jahi 1,185
Nadiapara 1,361
Balai Pathar 4,365
Tapeswara 4,093

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