Kantagerya Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kantagerya is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 206 families residing in the village Kantagerya. The total population of Kantagerya is 866 out of which 442 are males and 424 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantagerya is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantagerya village is 92 which is 11% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 38 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantagerya is 704 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Kantagerya village.

Population
866
Families
206
Literacy
72.48%
Sex Ratio
959

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantagerya is 72.5%. Thus Kantagerya village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 80.93% and the female literacy rate is 63.99% in Kantagerya village.

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

Kantagerya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 92 54 38
Literacy 72.48% 80.93% 63.99%
Scheduled Caste 269 135 134
Scheduled Tribe 197 106 91
Illiterate 305 128 177

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.7% of total population in Kantagerya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kantagerya village out of total population, 377 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 377 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 102 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 315 239 76
Cultivators 14 14 0
Agriculture Labourer 102 59 43
Household Industries 31 22 9
Other Workers 168 144 24
Marginal Workers 62 15 47
Non Working 489 188 301

Nearby Villages to Kantagerya,

Below are the list of villages near Kantagerya village in Kharagpur - II.

Village Population
Kashba 1,325
Uparkentya 617
Arashini 2,029
Dhitpur 601
Amchhata 298
Nagra 781
Gharbarpur 265
Amlataria 1,064
Gopinathpurchak 320
Baradiha 1,818

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