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

Kalmegha is a village situated in Habibpur block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 216 families residing in the village Kalmegha. The total population of Kalmegha is 1,007 out of which 528 are males and 479 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalmegha is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalmegha village is 120 which is 12% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 54 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalmegha is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Kalmegha village.

Population
1,007
Families
216
Literacy
60.43%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalmegha is 60.4%. Thus Kalmegha village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 68.18% and the female literacy rate is 52% in Kalmegha village.

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

Kalmegha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 120 66 54
Literacy 60.43% 68.18% 52%
Scheduled Caste 562 299 263
Scheduled Tribe 202 99 103
Illiterate 471 213 258

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.1% of total population in Kalmegha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kalmegha village out of total population, 478 were engaged in work activities. 62.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 478 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 95 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 299 225 74
Cultivators 19 15 4
Agriculture Labourer 95 86 9
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 183 122 61
Marginal Workers 179 83 96
Non Working 529 220 309

Nearby Villages to Kalmegha,

Below are the list of villages near Kalmegha village in Habibpur.

Village Population
Binodpur 1,438
Jahanabad 798
Tapsahar 1,068
Nimnail 351
Perapur 1,364
Pirgachhi 427
Narsingbati 741
Hiyatpur 331
Jamir Pukur 265
Bijail 1,610

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