Kechanda Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kechanda is a village situated in Binpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 325 families residing in the village Kechanda. The total population of Kechanda is 1,492 out of which 748 are males and 744 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kechanda is 995.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kechanda village is 195 which is 13% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 98 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kechanda is 1,010 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (995) of Kechanda village.

Population
1,492
Families
325
Literacy
71.55%
Sex Ratio
995

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kechanda is 71.5%. Thus Kechanda village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 84.64% and the female literacy rate is 58.36% in Kechanda village.

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

Kechanda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 195 97 98
Literacy 71.55% 84.64% 58.36%
Scheduled Caste 19 8 11
Scheduled Tribe 181 87 94
Illiterate 564 197 367

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 12.1% of total population in Kechanda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kechanda village out of total population, 497 were engaged in work activities. 34.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 497 workers engaged in Main Work, 87 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 171 161 10
Cultivators 87 84 3
Agriculture Labourer 20 17 3
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 63 59 4
Marginal Workers 326 261 65
Non Working 995 326 669

Nearby Villages to Kechanda,

Below are the list of villages near Kechanda village in Binpur - II.

Village Population
Jamdahari 120
Patirajgora 443
Mahulbani 118
Kendbani 166
Shukna Pahari 323
Banksol 599
Hariharpur 148
Hatidoba 162
Kapatkata 728
Baishtampur 1,207

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