Keshargarh Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011

Keshargarh is a village situated in Hura block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 937 families residing in the village Keshargarh. The total population of Keshargarh is 4,626 out of which 2,340 are males and 2,286 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keshargarh is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keshargarh village is 607 which is 13% of the total population. There are 304 male children and 303 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keshargarh is 997 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Keshargarh village.

Population
4,626
Families
937
Literacy
66.41%
Sex Ratio
977

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keshargarh is 66.4%. Thus Keshargarh village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 82.27% and the female literacy rate is 50.13% in Keshargarh village.

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

Keshargarh Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 607 304 303
Literacy 66.41% 82.27% 50.13%
Scheduled Caste 1,817 926 891
Scheduled Tribe 1,327 651 676
Illiterate 1,957 665 1,292

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.7% of total population in Keshargarh village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keshargarh village out of total population, 2,207 were engaged in work activities. 38.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,207 workers engaged in Main Work, 85 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 191 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 846 626 220
Cultivators 85 69 16
Agriculture Labourer 191 123 68
Household Industries 61 30 31
Other Workers 509 404 105
Marginal Workers 1,361 635 726
Non Working 2,419 1,079 1,340

Nearby Villages to Keshargarh,

Below are the list of villages near Keshargarh village in Hura.

Village Population
Kurruduba 915
Chorgali 547
Kudlung 2,358
Hatikundar 2,125
Arjjunjora 1,132
Amlatara 1,262
Kajali 572
Sijumakhna 1,331
Bariarpur 1,309
Dapang 608

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