Kankjal Purba Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kankjal Purba is a village situated in Diamond Harbour - II block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 220 families residing in the village Kankjal Purba. The total population of Kankjal Purba is 931 out of which 458 are males and 473 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kankjal Purba is 1,033.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kankjal Purba village is 130 which is 14% of the total population. There are 69 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kankjal Purba is 884 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,033) of Kankjal Purba village.

Population
931
Families
220
Literacy
77.9%
Sex Ratio
1,033

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kankjal Purba is 77.9%. Thus Kankjal Purba village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 86.63% and the female literacy rate is 69.66% in Kankjal Purba village.

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

Kankjal Purba Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 130 69 61
Literacy 77.9% 86.63% 69.66%
Scheduled Caste 430 216 214
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 307 121 186

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kankjal Purba village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kankjal Purba village out of total population, 282 were engaged in work activities. 64.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 282 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 182 159 23
Cultivators 11 9 2
Agriculture Labourer 41 41 0
Household Industries 9 5 4
Other Workers 121 104 17
Marginal Workers 100 85 15
Non Working 649 214 435

Nearby Villages to Kankjal Purba,

Below are the list of villages near Kankjal Purba village in Diamond Harbour - II.

Village Population
Chakloknath 1,232
Kankjal Pashchim 1,236
Dakshin Simulbaria 1,554
Gandabaria 1,047
Mukundapur 2,209
Asapur 765
Pashchim Bhabanipur 3,699
Akrapunji 589
Sukdebpur 1,739
Pipulat 2,195

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