Kantai Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kantai is a village situated in Contai - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 445 families residing in the village Kantai. The total population of Kantai is 2,045 out of which 1,073 are males and 972 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantai is 906.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantai village is 206 which is 10% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 90 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantai is 776 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (906) of Kantai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantai is 93.9%. Thus Kantai village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 98.22% and the female literacy rate is 89.23% in Kantai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kantai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kantai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kantai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 206 | 116 | 90 |
| Literacy | 93.91% | 98.22% | 89.23% |
| Scheduled Caste | 125 | 70 | 55 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 318 | 133 | 185 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kantai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kantai village out of total population, 852 were engaged in work activities. 69.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 852 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 267 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 592 | 545 | 47 |
| Cultivators | 35 | 34 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 267 | 263 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 268 | 226 | 42 |
| Marginal Workers | 260 | 85 | 175 |
| Non Working | 1,193 | 443 | 750 |
Nearby Villages to Kantai,
Below are the list of villages near Kantai village in Contai - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Pania | 1,497 |
| Majna | 4,653 |
| Barbarya | 1,352 |
| Rani Basan | 1,167 |
| Raipur Paschimbar | 685 |
| Tajpur | 1,616 |
| Raipur | 1,608 |
| Kapasda | 1,784 |
| Saria | 447 |
| Bahulia | 1,018 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kantai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia