Kanta Dighi Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanta Dighi is a village situated in Patrasayer block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 280 families residing in the village Kanta Dighi. The total population of Kanta Dighi is 1,344 out of which 667 are males and 677 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanta Dighi is 1,015.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanta Dighi village is 161 which is 12% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 82 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanta Dighi is 1,038 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,015) of Kanta Dighi village.

Population
1,344
Families
280
Literacy
74.47%
Sex Ratio
1,015

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanta Dighi is 74.5%. Thus Kanta Dighi village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 79.59% and the female literacy rate is 69.41% in Kanta Dighi village.

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

Kanta Dighi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 161 79 82
Literacy 74.47% 79.59% 69.41%
Scheduled Caste 196 100 96
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 463 199 264

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanta Dighi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanta Dighi village out of total population, 433 were engaged in work activities. 55.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 433 workers engaged in Main Work, 58 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 242 228 14
Cultivators 58 55 3
Agriculture Labourer 96 91 5
Other Workers 88 82 6
Marginal Workers 191 141 50
Non Working 911 298 613

Nearby Villages to Kanta Dighi,

Below are the list of villages near Kanta Dighi village in Patrasayer.

Village Population
Sekendar Chak 543
Belut 2,780
Ratnapur 2,089
Panch Para 2,106
Mamudpur 796
Danna 1,368
Baikunthapur 692
Paharpur 542
Gosai Gram 286
Konnagar 792

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