Kanikha Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanikha is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 48 families residing in the village Kanikha. The total population of Kanikha is 211 out of which 110 are males and 101 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanikha is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanikha village is 10 which is 5% of the total population. There are 3 male children and 7 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanikha is 2,333 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Kanikha village.

Population
211
Families
48
Literacy
95.02%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanikha is 95%. Thus Kanikha village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.33% and the female literacy rate is 94.68% in Kanikha village.

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

Kanikha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 10 3 7
Literacy 95.02% 95.33% 94.68%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 20 8 12

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanikha village out of total population, 78 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 78 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 49 46 3
Cultivators 35 34 1
Other Workers 14 12 2
Marginal Workers 29 20 9
Non Working 133 44 89

Nearby Villages to Kanikha,

Below are the list of villages near Kanikha village in Kharagpur - II.

Village Population
Durgapur West 526
Dakshin Markundapur 129
Baita 386
Akra Markandapur 464
Bhairabpur 686
Durgapur East 257
Pelagerya 2,278
Rajsan 104
Kaliara 1,970
Kulara 493

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