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

Karanja is a village situated in Habibpur block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 188 families residing in the village Karanja. The total population of Karanja is 880 out of which 419 are males and 461 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karanja is 1,100.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karanja village is 122 which is 14% of the total population. There are 62 male children and 60 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karanja is 968 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,100) of Karanja village.

Population
880
Families
188
Literacy
17.15%
Sex Ratio
1,100

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karanja is 17.2%. Thus Karanja village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 20.73% and the female literacy rate is 13.97% in Karanja village.

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

Karanja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 122 62 60
Literacy 17.15% 20.73% 13.97%
Scheduled Caste 2 1 1
Scheduled Tribe 796 377 419
Illiterate 750 345 405

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 90.5% of total population in Karanja village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karanja village out of total population, 462 were engaged in work activities. 54.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 462 workers engaged in Main Work, 227 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 252 231 21
Cultivators 227 222 5
Agriculture Labourer 24 9 15
Other Workers 1 0 1
Marginal Workers 210 25 185
Non Working 418 163 255

Nearby Villages to Karanja,

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

Village Population
Jatarpur 589
Hazipur 751
Champadighi 375
Rahutara 775
Hogla 375
Rajarampur 2,051
Jamalpur 2,516
Chatra 769
Kalna 605
Khujipur 218

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