Kekai Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kekai is a village situated in Potashpur - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 219 families residing in the village Kekai. The total population of Kekai is 827 out of which 405 are males and 422 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kekai is 1,042.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kekai village is 104 which is 13% of the total population. There are 52 male children and 52 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kekai is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,042) of Kekai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kekai is 90.6%. Thus Kekai village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 96.32% and the female literacy rate is 85.14% in Kekai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kekai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kekai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kekai village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 104 | 52 | 52 |
Literacy | 90.59% | 96.32% | 85.14% |
Scheduled Caste | 54 | 28 | 26 |
Scheduled Tribe | 9 | 4 | 5 |
Illiterate | 172 | 65 | 107 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Kekai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kekai village out of total population, 251 were engaged in work activities. 88.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 251 workers engaged in Main Work, 102 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 89 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Main Workers | 222 | 216 | 6 |
Cultivators | 102 | 102 | 0 |
Agriculture Labourer | 89 | 88 | 1 |
Other Workers | 31 | 26 | 5 |
Marginal Workers | 29 | 24 | 5 |
Non Working | 576 | 165 | 411 |
Nearby Villages to Kekai,
Below are the list of villages near Kekai village in Potashpur - II.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Dainda | 625 |
Chakkalika | 167 |
Muradpur | 586 |
Raghunathpur | 454 |
Kharat Katbar | 5,961 |
Paschimsai | 1,018 |
Shyamshubar | 423 |
Nonakourda | 2,643 |
Khar | 6,645 |
Katnadighi | 989 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kekai, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia