Kanturka Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kanturka is a village situated in Habibpur block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 252 families residing in the village Kanturka. The total population of Kanturka is 1,033 out of which 525 are males and 508 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanturka is 968.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanturka village is 132 which is 13% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanturka is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (968) of Kanturka village.

Population
1,033
Families
252
Literacy
66.7%
Sex Ratio
968

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanturka is 66.7%. Thus Kanturka village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 76.91% and the female literacy rate is 56.11% in Kanturka village.

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

Kanturka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 132 66 66
Literacy 66.7% 76.91% 56.11%
Scheduled Caste 732 374 358
Scheduled Tribe 163 84 79
Illiterate 432 172 260

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 70.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.8% of total population in Kanturka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanturka village out of total population, 530 were engaged in work activities. 58.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 530 workers engaged in Main Work, 38 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 245 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 311 261 50
Cultivators 38 36 2
Agriculture Labourer 245 206 39
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 27 18 9
Marginal Workers 219 40 179
Non Working 503 224 279

Nearby Villages to Kanturka,

Below are the list of villages near Kanturka village in Habibpur.

Village Population
Jotalam 483
Chhuchail 394
Paschim Basudebpur 341
Harail 209
Barail 152
Muraripur 376
Chhilimpur 187
Gobindapur 182
Kashi Pahara 287
Mirzzapur 407

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