Kaliganj Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kaliganj is a village situated in Chanchal - II block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 438 families residing in the village Kaliganj. The total population of Kaliganj is 2,100 out of which 1,055 are males and 1,045 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kaliganj is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaliganj village is 343 which is 16% of the total population. There are 177 male children and 166 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaliganj is 938 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Kaliganj village.

Population
2,100
Families
438
Literacy
65.05%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kaliganj is 65.1%. Thus Kaliganj village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 67.2% and the female literacy rate is 62.91% in Kaliganj village.

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

Kaliganj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 343 177 166
Literacy 65.05% 67.2% 62.91%
Scheduled Caste 7 3 4
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 957 465 492

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kaliganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kaliganj village out of total population, 662 were engaged in work activities. 80.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 662 workers engaged in Main Work, 189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 171 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 530 483 47
Cultivators 189 181 8
Agriculture Labourer 171 152 19
Household Industries 5 2 3
Other Workers 165 148 17
Marginal Workers 132 103 29
Non Working 1,438 469 969

Nearby Villages to Kaliganj,

Below are the list of villages near Kaliganj village in Chanchal - II.

Village Population
Damaipur 6,161
Durgapur 918
Gopalpur 977
Aladipur 1,043
Gangadebi 3,568
Shimultala 2,056
Chandua 4,038
Batrishkola 449
Sambhunagar 626
Dhunriban 902

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