Keotara Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Keotara is a village situated in Jamalpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 318 families residing in the village Keotara. The total population of Keotara is 1,318 out of which 671 are males and 647 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keotara is 964.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keotara village is 129 which is 10% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keotara is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (964) of Keotara village.

Population
1,318
Families
318
Literacy
80.91%
Sex Ratio
964

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keotara is 80.9%. Thus Keotara village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 87.6% and the female literacy rate is 73.97% in Keotara village.

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

Keotara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 129 66 63
Literacy 80.91% 87.6% 73.97%
Scheduled Caste 293 152 141
Scheduled Tribe 488 227 261
Illiterate 356 141 215

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 37% of total population in Keotara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keotara village out of total population, 553 were engaged in work activities. 92.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 553 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 332 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 514 367 147
Cultivators 40 38 2
Agriculture Labourer 332 202 130
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 138 124 14
Marginal Workers 39 16 23
Non Working 765 288 477

Nearby Villages to Keotara,

Below are the list of villages near Keotara village in Jamalpur.

Village Population
Dastanpur 1,234
Siromani 1,164
Panch Shimul 2,615
Abujhati 4,611
Astai 2,191
Amra 6,038
Dogachhia 3,191
Gopalpur 2,590
Mahindar 2,912
Jaugram 11,421

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