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

Kantha Gerya is a village situated in Debra block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 88 families residing in the village Kantha Gerya. The total population of Kantha Gerya is 332 out of which 163 are males and 169 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantha Gerya is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantha Gerya village is 33 which is 10% of the total population. There are 15 male children and 18 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantha Gerya is 1,200 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Kantha Gerya village.

Population
332
Families
88
Literacy
89.97%
Sex Ratio
1,037

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantha Gerya is 90%. Thus Kantha Gerya village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 99.32% and the female literacy rate is 80.79% in Kantha Gerya village.

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

Kantha Gerya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 33 15 18
Literacy 89.97% 99.32% 80.79%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 53 25 28
Illiterate 63 16 47

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16% of total population in Kantha Gerya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kantha Gerya village out of total population, 110 were engaged in work activities. 95.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 110 workers engaged in Main Work, 74 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 26 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 105 90 15
Cultivators 74 69 5
Agriculture Labourer 26 17 9
Other Workers 5 4 1
Marginal Workers 5 2 3
Non Working 222 71 151

Nearby Villages to Kantha Gerya,

Below are the list of villages near Kantha Gerya village in Debra.

Village Population
Sriballabhpur 230
Kulya 232
Jotharo 229
Bashagerya 394
Karanda 579
Chandanpur 843
Jot Narayan 369
Manglai 598
Damodarpur 439
Amarpur 438

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