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

Kenchkapur is a village situated in Chandrakona - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 636 families residing in the village Kenchkapur. The total population of Kenchkapur is 2,863 out of which 1,450 are males and 1,413 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kenchkapur is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kenchkapur village is 256 which is 9% of the total population. There are 135 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kenchkapur is 896 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Kenchkapur village.

Population
2,863
Families
636
Literacy
90.91%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kenchkapur is 90.9%. Thus Kenchkapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 96.05% and the female literacy rate is 85.68% in Kenchkapur village.

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

Kenchkapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 256 135 121
Literacy 90.91% 96.05% 85.68%
Scheduled Caste 638 311 327
Scheduled Tribe 164 81 83
Illiterate 493 187 306

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.7% of total population in Kenchkapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kenchkapur village out of total population, 1,356 were engaged in work activities. 40.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,356 workers engaged in Main Work, 389 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 60 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 551 512 39
Cultivators 389 382 7
Agriculture Labourer 60 50 10
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 98 77 21
Marginal Workers 805 382 423
Non Working 1,507 556 951

Nearby Villages to Kenchkapur,

Below are the list of villages near Kenchkapur village in Chandrakona - II.

Village Population
Atghara 932
Jhakra 4,993
Srirampur Atghara 1,577
Madanmohanpur 869
Kharsa 842
Manoharganj 464
Tenpur 935
Shyamganja 1,932
Kadamtala 1,344
Bala 4,604

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