Kanchra Gerya Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanchra Gerya is a village situated in Contai - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 211 families residing in the village Kanchra Gerya. The total population of Kanchra Gerya is 1,073 out of which 557 are males and 516 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanchra Gerya is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanchra Gerya village is 128 which is 12% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanchra Gerya is 910 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Kanchra Gerya village.

Population
1,073
Families
211
Literacy
81.8%
Sex Ratio
926

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanchra Gerya is 81.8%. Thus Kanchra Gerya village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 89.8% and the female literacy rate is 73.19% in Kanchra Gerya village.

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

Kanchra Gerya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 128 67 61
Literacy 81.8% 89.8% 73.19%
Scheduled Caste 350 181 169
Scheduled Tribe 15 10 5
Illiterate 300 117 183

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Kanchra Gerya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanchra Gerya village out of total population, 388 were engaged in work activities. 70.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 388 workers engaged in Main Work, 20 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 99 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 274 243 31
Cultivators 20 20 0
Agriculture Labourer 99 90 9
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 149 129 20
Marginal Workers 114 73 41
Non Working 685 241 444

Nearby Villages to Kanchra Gerya,

Below are the list of villages near Kanchra Gerya village in Contai - I.

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