Kanchra Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanchra is a village situated in Ketugram - I block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 537 families residing in the village Kanchra. The total population of Kanchra is 2,478 out of which 1,283 are males and 1,195 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanchra is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanchra village is 384 which is 15% of the total population. There are 193 male children and 191 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanchra is 990 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Kanchra village.

Population
2,478
Families
537
Literacy
54.97%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanchra is 55%. Thus Kanchra village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 54.4% and the female literacy rate is 55.58% in Kanchra village.

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

Kanchra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 384 193 191
Literacy 54.97% 54.4% 55.58%
Scheduled Caste 162 78 84
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,327 690 637

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanchra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanchra village out of total population, 750 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 750 workers engaged in Main Work, 157 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 501 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 681 670 11
Cultivators 157 155 2
Agriculture Labourer 501 496 5
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 21 17 4
Marginal Workers 69 66 3
Non Working 1,728 547 1,181

Nearby Villages to Kanchra,

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

Village Population
Ehiapur 5,732
Dadhia 3,883
Khaspur 3,149
Argun 3,245
Serandi 2,683
Khanji 4,052
Palita 4,342
Raikhan 2,678
Bira 1,163
Rajur 5,776

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