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

Kanchra is a village situated in Khanakul - I block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 911 families residing in the village Kanchra. The total population of Kanchra is 4,068 out of which 2,137 are males and 1,931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanchra is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanchra village is 485 which is 12% of the total population. There are 259 male children and 226 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanchra is 873 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Kanchra village.

Population
4,068
Families
911
Literacy
76.7%
Sex Ratio
904

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanchra is 76.7%. Thus Kanchra village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 80.35% and the female literacy rate is 72.67% 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 485 259 226
Literacy 76.7% 80.35% 72.67%
Scheduled Caste 861 448 413
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,320 628 692

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.2% 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, 1,370 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,370 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 249 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,084 1,032 52
Cultivators 56 54 2
Agriculture Labourer 249 236 13
Household Industries 297 288 9
Other Workers 482 454 28
Marginal Workers 286 115 171
Non Working 2,698 990 1,708

Nearby Villages to Kanchra,

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

Village Population
Duadanda 1,567
Mainan 5,623
Sankarpur 3,389
Dharmmapur 3,325
Purbba Thakurani Chak 7,076
Pol 11,038
Paschim Thakurani Chak 5,514
Shulut 2,004
Madhabkundu 804
Patul 5,472

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