Kantapukur Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kantapukur is a village situated in Khandaghosh block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 469 families residing in the village Kantapukur. The total population of Kantapukur is 2,079 out of which 1,054 are males and 1,025 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantapukur is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantapukur village is 206 which is 10% of the total population. There are 99 male children and 107 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantapukur is 1,081 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Kantapukur village.

Population
2,079
Families
469
Literacy
82.75%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantapukur is 82.8%. Thus Kantapukur village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 89.42% and the female literacy rate is 75.82% in Kantapukur village.

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

Kantapukur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 206 99 107
Literacy 82.75% 89.42% 75.82%
Scheduled Caste 371 186 185
Scheduled Tribe 14 6 8
Illiterate 529 200 329

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Kantapukur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kantapukur village out of total population, 680 were engaged in work activities. 81.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 680 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 553 506 47
Cultivators 71 66 5
Agriculture Labourer 75 74 1
Household Industries 12 9 3
Other Workers 395 357 38
Marginal Workers 127 91 36
Non Working 1,399 457 942

Nearby Villages to Kantapukur,

Below are the list of villages near Kantapukur village in Khandaghosh.

Village Population
Amilia 1,275
Kamdebpur 942
Jarul 1,078
Kaiar 2,732
Shunia 954
Gopinathpur 694
Puriha 930
Amba 1,633
Chintamanipur 545
Pitambarpur 346

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