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

Kapishtha is a village situated in Barabani block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 408 families residing in the village Kapishtha. The total population of Kapishtha is 1,932 out of which 1,004 are males and 928 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kapishtha is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kapishtha village is 204 which is 11% of the total population. There are 103 male children and 101 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kapishtha is 981 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Kapishtha village.

Population
1,932
Families
408
Literacy
78.59%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kapishtha is 78.6%. Thus Kapishtha village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 87.01% and the female literacy rate is 69.41% in Kapishtha village.

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

Kapishtha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 204 103 101
Literacy 78.59% 87.01% 69.41%
Scheduled Caste 390 199 191
Scheduled Tribe 213 112 101
Illiterate 574 220 354

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11% of total population in Kapishtha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kapishtha village out of total population, 626 were engaged in work activities. 83.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 626 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 523 485 38
Cultivators 61 60 1
Agriculture Labourer 8 6 2
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 450 415 35
Marginal Workers 103 99 4
Non Working 1,306 420 886

Nearby Villages to Kapishtha,

Below are the list of villages near Kapishtha village in Barabani.

Village Population
Sarshatali 1,039
Jamgram 7,614
Madanpur 3,687
Puchra 3,814
Rashunpur 1,531
Itapora 1,724
Amulia 178
Bila 676
Gourbazar 530
Amdiha 1,553

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