Kanta Population, Caste, Working Data Simdega, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Kanta is a village situated in Bano block of Simdega district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 64 families residing in the village Kanta. The total population of Kanta is 306 out of which 151 are males and 155 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanta is 1,026.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanta village is 56 which is 18% of the total population. There are 23 male children and 33 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanta is 1,435 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,026) of Kanta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanta is 64%. Thus Kanta village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Simdega district. The male literacy rate is 73.44% and the female literacy rate is 54.1% in Kanta village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kanta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kanta Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanta village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 56 | 23 | 33 |
| Literacy | 64% | 73.44% | 54.1% |
| Scheduled Caste | 78 | 40 | 38 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 227 | 110 | 117 |
| Illiterate | 146 | 57 | 89 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 74.2% of total population in Kanta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kanta village out of total population, 137 were engaged in work activities. 81% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 137 workers engaged in Main Work, 100 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 111 | 74 | 37 |
| Cultivators | 100 | 68 | 32 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 26 | 9 | 17 |
| Non Working | 169 | 68 | 101 |
Nearby Villages to Kanta,
Below are the list of villages near Kanta village in Bano.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kanta, Simdega, Jharkhand - Wikipedia