Kalitha Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kalitha is a village situated in Nalhati - I block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 892 families residing in the village Kalitha. The total population of Kalitha is 3,711 out of which 1,916 are males and 1,795 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalitha is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalitha village is 501 which is 14% of the total population. There are 264 male children and 237 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalitha is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Kalitha village.

Population
3,711
Families
892
Literacy
76.98%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalitha is 77%. Thus Kalitha village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 81.23% and the female literacy rate is 72.46% in Kalitha village.

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

Kalitha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 501 264 237
Literacy 76.98% 81.23% 72.46%
Scheduled Caste 863 445 418
Scheduled Tribe 71 33 38
Illiterate 1,240 574 666

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.9% of total population in Kalitha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kalitha village out of total population, 1,406 were engaged in work activities. 66.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,406 workers engaged in Main Work, 291 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 360 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 934 837 97
Cultivators 291 262 29
Agriculture Labourer 360 325 35
Household Industries 10 3 7
Other Workers 273 247 26
Marginal Workers 472 344 128
Non Working 2,305 735 1,570

Nearby Villages to Kalitha,

Below are the list of villages near Kalitha village in Nalhati - I.

Village Population
Majhkalitha 2,414
Kanaipur 587
Bhabainipur 469
Barla 2,043
Shri Ballavpur 2,548
Atgram 3,794
Kushipur 1,083
Raghunathpur 1,710
Amaypur 5,376
Kurumgram 3,728

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