Kanturi Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanturi is a village situated in Sainthia block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 459 families residing in the village Kanturi. The total population of Kanturi is 2,021 out of which 1,060 are males and 961 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanturi is 907.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanturi village is 275 which is 14% of the total population. There are 148 male children and 127 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanturi is 858 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (907) of Kanturi village.

Population
2,021
Families
459
Literacy
73.94%
Sex Ratio
907

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanturi is 73.9%. Thus Kanturi village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 81.14% and the female literacy rate is 66.07% in Kanturi village.

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

Kanturi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 275 148 127
Literacy 73.94% 81.14% 66.07%
Scheduled Caste 201 106 95
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 730 320 410

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanturi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanturi village out of total population, 599 were engaged in work activities. 78.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 599 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 244 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 469 453 16
Cultivators 144 144 0
Agriculture Labourer 244 238 6
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 80 70 10
Marginal Workers 130 124 6
Non Working 1,422 483 939

Nearby Villages to Kanturi,

Below are the list of villages near Kanturi village in Sainthia.

Village Population
Rasulpur 166
Indira 1,070
Jiui 1,942
Chak Maheshpur 206
Uttar Sija 3,181
Kendua 761
Baharapur 712
Deoash 2,493
Bilsa 515
Deulpara 251

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