Kapasia Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kapasia is a village situated in Itahar block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,093 families residing in the village Kapasia. The total population of Kapasia is 10,159 out of which 5,209 are males and 4,950 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kapasia is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kapasia village is 1552 which is 15% of the total population. There are 785 male children and 767 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kapasia is 977 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Kapasia village.

Population
10,159
Families
2,093
Literacy
60.14%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kapasia is 60.1%. Thus Kapasia village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 60.22% and the female literacy rate is 60.05% in Kapasia village.

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

Kapasia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,552 785 767
Literacy 60.14% 60.22% 60.05%
Scheduled Caste 44 26 18
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 4,983 2,545 2,438

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kapasia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kapasia village out of total population, 2,976 were engaged in work activities. 84.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,976 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,331 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 990 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,527 2,368 159
Cultivators 1,331 1,289 42
Agriculture Labourer 990 916 74
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 200 158 42
Marginal Workers 449 303 146
Non Working 7,183 2,538 4,645

Nearby Villages to Kapasia,

Below are the list of villages near Kapasia village in Itahar.

Village Population
Jamalpur 3,072
Tegaj 66
Gopalpur 426
Chhilimpur 3,941
Kamardanga 2,367
Daldalia Chak 250
Chandanpur 2,640
Khuniabari 111
Manainagar 2,085
Thilbil 1,322

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