Kandaha Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kandaha is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 258 families residing in the village Kandaha. The total population of Kandaha is 1,194 out of which 630 are males and 564 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kandaha is 895.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kandaha village is 160 which is 13% of the total population. There are 90 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kandaha is 778 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Kandaha village.

Population
1,194
Families
258
Literacy
68.38%
Sex Ratio
895

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kandaha is 68.4%. Thus Kandaha village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 73.89% and the female literacy rate is 62.35% in Kandaha village.

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

Kandaha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 160 90 70
Literacy 68.38% 73.89% 62.35%
Scheduled Caste 534 288 246
Scheduled Tribe 10 5 5
Illiterate 487 231 256

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Kandaha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kandaha village out of total population, 523 were engaged in work activities. 31.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 523 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 100 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 164 158 6
Cultivators 45 44 1
Agriculture Labourer 100 95 5
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 18 18 0
Marginal Workers 359 213 146
Non Working 671 259 412

Nearby Villages to Kandaha,

Below are the list of villages near Kandaha village in Kushmundi.

Village Population
Besatipara 890
Chausa 2,432
Balarampur 448
Basudebpur 355
Uttarpara 1,594
Maulai 492
Rampur 888
Padamkuri 637
Joypur 377
Udaypur 2,378

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