Kanch Gerya Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanch Gerya is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 134 families residing in the village Kanch Gerya. The total population of Kanch Gerya is 669 out of which 352 are males and 317 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanch Gerya is 901.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanch Gerya village is 80 which is 12% of the total population. There are 46 male children and 34 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanch Gerya is 739 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (901) of Kanch Gerya village.

Population
669
Families
134
Literacy
80.98%
Sex Ratio
901

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanch Gerya is 81%. Thus Kanch Gerya village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 86.6% and the female literacy rate is 74.91% in Kanch Gerya village.

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

Kanch Gerya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 80 46 34
Literacy 80.98% 86.6% 74.91%
Scheduled Caste 80 47 33
Scheduled Tribe 19 10 9
Illiterate 192 87 105

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.8% of total population in Kanch Gerya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanch Gerya village out of total population, 241 were engaged in work activities. 78.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 241 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 190 172 18
Cultivators 69 64 5
Agriculture Labourer 112 101 11
Other Workers 9 7 2
Marginal Workers 51 39 12
Non Working 428 141 287

Nearby Villages to Kanch Gerya,

Below are the list of villages near Kanch Gerya village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Renuar 1,059
Nutan Bajar 1,305
Mathura Bani 134
Shukun Diha 312
Palbani 229
Jaora Paikan 269
Deulbar 528
Pipurda 1,418
Kshirkul 492
Raghunath Chak 79

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