Karkha Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Karkha is a village situated in Bansihari block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 271 families residing in the village Karkha. The total population of Karkha is 1,256 out of which 648 are males and 608 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karkha is 938.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karkha village is 171 which is 14% of the total population. There are 84 male children and 87 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karkha is 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Karkha village.

Population
1,256
Families
271
Literacy
45.07%
Sex Ratio
938

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karkha is 45.1%. Thus Karkha village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 52.66% and the female literacy rate is 36.85% in Karkha village.

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

Karkha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 171 84 87
Literacy 45.07% 52.66% 36.85%
Scheduled Caste 710 370 340
Scheduled Tribe 442 221 221
Illiterate 767 351 416

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 56.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 35.2% of total population in Karkha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karkha village out of total population, 526 were engaged in work activities. 86.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 526 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 324 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 454 361 93
Cultivators 108 102 6
Agriculture Labourer 324 239 85
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 20 19 1
Marginal Workers 72 28 44
Non Working 730 259 471

Nearby Villages to Karkha,

Below are the list of villages near Karkha village in Bansihari.

Village Population
Dilkhanthi 1,729
Kuarsai 386
Vstair 398
Sayestabad 906
Andhar Manik 590
Kanur 652
Chak Sadulya 1,464
Baje Kanur 458
Amai 1,869
Chhota Khidirpur 154

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