Kantagarya Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kantagarya is a village situated in Goghat - II block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 239 families residing in the village Kantagarya. The total population of Kantagarya is 1,049 out of which 549 are males and 500 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantagarya is 911.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantagarya village is 101 which is 10% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantagarya is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Kantagarya village.

Population
1,049
Families
239
Literacy
90.93%
Sex Ratio
911

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantagarya is 90.9%. Thus Kantagarya village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 96.17% and the female literacy rate is 85.18% in Kantagarya village.

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

Kantagarya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 101 53 48
Literacy 90.93% 96.17% 85.18%
Scheduled Caste 424 220 204
Scheduled Tribe 7 4 3
Illiterate 187 72 115

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Kantagarya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kantagarya village out of total population, 519 were engaged in work activities. 64.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 519 workers engaged in Main Work, 172 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 333 313 20
Cultivators 172 172 0
Agriculture Labourer 47 45 2
Household Industries 5 1 4
Other Workers 109 95 14
Marginal Workers 186 34 152
Non Working 530 202 328

Nearby Villages to Kantagarya,

Below are the list of villages near Kantagarya village in Goghat - II.

Village Population
Sinrapur 1,629
Chandpur 1,177
Bhagabanpur 1,149
Debkhanda 2,510
Paschim Para 2,975
Hazipur 3,643
Gurulia Bhatsala 2,064
Mandala 316
Kultala 556
Harihar 1,666

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