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

Kantia is a village situated in Burdwan - I block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 232 families residing in the village Kantia. The total population of Kantia is 969 out of which 495 are males and 474 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantia is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantia village is 107 which is 11% of the total population. There are 54 male children and 53 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantia is 981 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (958) of Kantia village.

Population
969
Families
232
Literacy
71.35%
Sex Ratio
958

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantia is 71.3%. Thus Kantia village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 82.09% and the female literacy rate is 60.1% in Kantia village.

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

Kantia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 107 54 53
Literacy 71.35% 82.09% 60.1%
Scheduled Caste 471 245 226
Scheduled Tribe 292 146 146
Illiterate 354 133 221

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 48.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 30.1% of total population in Kantia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kantia village out of total population, 449 were engaged in work activities. 75.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 449 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 177 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 338 255 83
Cultivators 59 53 6
Agriculture Labourer 177 109 68
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 96 88 8
Marginal Workers 111 60 51
Non Working 520 180 340

Nearby Villages to Kantia,

Below are the list of villages near Kantia village in Burdwan - I.

Village Population
Sadhanpur 8,181
Jamalpur 426
Rayan 18,973
Sapar 1,201
Jamar 2,909
Chandutia 1,416
Raypur 779
Kaligram 2,855
Khaidya 765
Parui 1,998

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