Kelai Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kelai is a village situated in Khargram block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 867 families residing in the village Kelai. The total population of Kelai is 3,579 out of which 1,803 are males and 1,776 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kelai is 985.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kelai village is 531 which is 15% of the total population. There are 257 male children and 274 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kelai is 1,066 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (985) of Kelai village.

Population
3,579
Families
867
Literacy
62.47%
Sex Ratio
985

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kelai is 62.5%. Thus Kelai village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 66.56% and the female literacy rate is 58.26% in Kelai village.

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

Kelai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 531 257 274
Literacy 62.47% 66.56% 58.26%
Scheduled Caste 264 133 131
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,675 774 901

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kelai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kelai village out of total population, 1,097 were engaged in work activities. 64.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,097 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 475 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 710 680 30
Cultivators 174 169 5
Agriculture Labourer 475 460 15
Household Industries 12 10 2
Other Workers 49 41 8
Marginal Workers 387 304 83
Non Working 2,482 819 1,663

Nearby Villages to Kelai,

Below are the list of villages near Kelai village in Khargram.

Village Population
Digha 603
Sanigram 1,677
Jadabpur 708
Hazipur 1,191
Dhanigram 1,840
Bajitpur 299
Titidanga 1,782
Nonadanga 1,225
Basantapur 1,550
Kamarpur 438

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