Kankot Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kankot is a village situated in Ratua - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,325 families residing in the village Kankot. The total population of Kankot is 6,491 out of which 3,301 are males and 3,190 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kankot is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kankot village is 1312 which is 20% of the total population. There are 642 male children and 670 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kankot is 1,044 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Kankot village.

Population
6,491
Families
1,325
Literacy
49.14%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kankot is 49.1%. Thus Kankot village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 46.63% and the female literacy rate is 51.79% in Kankot village.

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

Kankot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,312 642 670
Literacy 49.14% 46.63% 51.79%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,946 2,061 1,885

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kankot village out of total population, 1,782 were engaged in work activities. 49% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,782 workers engaged in Main Work, 307 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 439 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 874 844 30
Cultivators 307 303 4
Agriculture Labourer 439 433 6
Household Industries 8 6 2
Other Workers 120 102 18
Marginal Workers 908 725 183
Non Working 4,709 1,732 2,977

Nearby Villages to Kankot,

Below are the list of villages near Kankot village in Ratua - I.

Village Population
Bampal Charkhi 3,946
Chandipur 3,259
Chandi Prasad 1,299
Bhado 17,190
Naokaram 1,041
Bangshipur 31
Daudpur 548
Bahirkap 4,549
Jagannathpur 802
Harinkol 1,961

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