Kanchanpur Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanchanpur is a village situated in Arsha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 120 families residing in the village Kanchanpur. The total population of Kanchanpur is 667 out of which 349 are males and 318 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanchanpur is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanchanpur village is 131 which is 20% of the total population. There are 74 male children and 57 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanchanpur is 770 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Kanchanpur village.

Population
667
Families
120
Literacy
48.32%
Sex Ratio
911

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanchanpur is 48.3%. Thus Kanchanpur village has lower literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 63.27% and the female literacy rate is 32.57% in Kanchanpur village.

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

Kanchanpur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 131 74 57
Literacy 48.32% 63.27% 32.57%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 667 349 318
Illiterate 408 175 233

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 100% of total population in Kanchanpur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanchanpur village out of total population, 312 were engaged in work activities. 62.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 312 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 157 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 196 153 43
Cultivators 11 10 1
Agriculture Labourer 157 128 29
Household Industries 27 14 13
Other Workers 1 1 0
Marginal Workers 116 37 79
Non Working 355 159 196

Nearby Villages to Kanchanpur,

Below are the list of villages near Kanchanpur village in Arsha.

Village Population
Kudagara 3,774
Juradi 751
Phasko 2,458
Bamandiha 716
Rangamati 4,365
Jhalda 2,958
Tumba 1,679
Goradag 1,603
Torang 1,148
Birchali 937

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