Kankra Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kankra is a village situated in Basirhat - II block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 807 families residing in the village Kankra. The total population of Kankra is 3,205 out of which 1,656 are males and 1,549 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kankra is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kankra village is 333 which is 10% of the total population. There are 182 male children and 151 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kankra is 830 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Kankra village.

Population
3,205
Families
807
Literacy
81.93%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kankra is 81.9%. Thus Kankra village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.79% and the female literacy rate is 79.97% in Kankra village.

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

Kankra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 333 182 151
Literacy 81.93% 83.79% 79.97%
Scheduled Caste 56 30 26
Scheduled Tribe 110 56 54
Illiterate 852 421 431

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.4% of total population in Kankra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kankra village out of total population, 1,350 were engaged in work activities. 83.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,350 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,133 1,002 131
Cultivators 108 104 4
Agriculture Labourer 220 215 5
Household Industries 223 174 49
Other Workers 582 509 73
Marginal Workers 217 51 166
Non Working 1,855 603 1,252

Nearby Villages to Kankra,

Below are the list of villages near Kankra village in Basirhat - II.

Village Population
Dugbaria 2,074
Mirzanagar 3,493
Gobila 3,222
Amtona 2,394
Rajalipur 752
Chak Kalikapur 1,950
Kachua Swarupnagar 8,383
Komabad 1,053
Karulia 1,831
Kripalpur 4,134

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