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

Kanua is a village situated in Chanchal - I block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 456 families residing in the village Kanua. The total population of Kanua is 1,863 out of which 908 are males and 955 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanua is 1,052.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanua village is 236 which is 13% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanua is 888 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,052) of Kanua village.

Population
1,863
Families
456
Literacy
63.31%
Sex Ratio
1,052

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanua is 63.3%. Thus Kanua village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 67.05% and the female literacy rate is 59.83% in Kanua village.

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

Kanua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 236 125 111
Literacy 63.31% 67.05% 59.83%
Scheduled Caste 300 163 137
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 833 383 450

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kanua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanua village out of total population, 700 were engaged in work activities. 69.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 700 workers engaged in Main Work, 180 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 215 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 488 385 103
Cultivators 180 158 22
Agriculture Labourer 215 151 64
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 92 75 17
Marginal Workers 212 130 82
Non Working 1,163 393 770

Nearby Villages to Kanua,

Below are the list of villages near Kanua village in Chanchal - I.

Village Population
Singia 12,003
Daksin Sahar 2,175
Khelanpur 3,197
Sanjib 1,847
Sihipur 2,551
Birasthali 3,206
Hatinda 6,177
Matipur 683
Alihanda 960
Jakarpur 165

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