Keotal Population, Caste, Working Data Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Keotal is a village situated in Itahar block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 991 families residing in the village Keotal. The total population of Keotal is 4,655 out of which 2,406 are males and 2,249 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keotal is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keotal village is 643 which is 14% of the total population. There are 318 male children and 325 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keotal is 1,022 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Keotal village.

Population
4,655
Families
991
Literacy
63.53%
Sex Ratio
935

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keotal is 63.5%. Thus Keotal village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 70.07% and the female literacy rate is 56.44% in Keotal village.

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

Keotal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 643 318 325
Literacy 63.53% 70.07% 56.44%
Scheduled Caste 657 347 310
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,106 943 1,163

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Keotal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keotal village out of total population, 1,555 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,555 workers engaged in Main Work, 476 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 783 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,459 1,269 190
Cultivators 476 414 62
Agriculture Labourer 783 677 106
Household Industries 8 8 0
Other Workers 192 170 22
Marginal Workers 96 56 40
Non Working 3,100 1,081 2,019

Nearby Villages to Keotal,

Below are the list of villages near Keotal village in Itahar.

Village Population
Balijol 3,323
Palaibari 3,752
Kotar 2,450
Abhinagar 1,208
Damdalia 3,191
Belul 1,075
Bajitpur 1,311
Hasua 3,358
Bariol 3,497
Behati 1,852

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