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

Kaliganj is a village situated in Kaliganj block of Nadia district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,104 families residing in the village Kaliganj. The total population of Kaliganj is 8,575 out of which 4,430 are males and 4,145 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kaliganj is 936.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaliganj village is 905 which is 11% of the total population. There are 471 male children and 434 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaliganj is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Kaliganj village.

Population
8,575
Families
2,104
Literacy
70.26%
Sex Ratio
936

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kaliganj is 70.3%. Thus Kaliganj village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Nadia district. The male literacy rate is 73.53% and the female literacy rate is 66.77% 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 905 471 434
Literacy 70.26% 73.53% 66.77%
Scheduled Caste 1,838 951 887
Scheduled Tribe 14 7 7
Illiterate 3,186 1,519 1,667

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kaliganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kaliganj village out of total population, 3,017 were engaged in work activities. 82.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,017 workers engaged in Main Work, 346 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 964 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,496 2,295 201
Cultivators 346 333 13
Agriculture Labourer 964 922 42
Household Industries 238 224 14
Other Workers 948 816 132
Marginal Workers 521 370 151
Non Working 5,558 1,765 3,793

Nearby Villages to Kaliganj,

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

Village Population
Serpur 1,157
Khidirpur 782
Chapra 785
Manikdihi 2,914
Sahapur 1,141
Narayanpur 925
Chak Khidirpur 846
Bara Kulberia 6,662
Radhikapur 2,514
Erardanga 4,001

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