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

Keshia is a village situated in Garbeta - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 157 families residing in the village Keshia. The total population of Keshia is 837 out of which 434 are males and 403 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keshia is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keshia village is 77 which is 9% of the total population. There are 41 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keshia is 878 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Keshia village.

Population
837
Families
157
Literacy
93.55%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keshia is 93.6%. Thus Keshia village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 95.17% and the female literacy rate is 91.83% in Keshia village.

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

Keshia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 77 41 36
Literacy 93.55% 95.17% 91.83%
Scheduled Caste 173 90 83
Scheduled Tribe 195 95 100
Illiterate 126 60 66

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.3% of total population in Keshia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keshia village out of total population, 479 were engaged in work activities. 36.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 479 workers engaged in Main Work, 131 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 175 143 32
Cultivators 131 115 16
Agriculture Labourer 20 14 6
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 19 9 10
Marginal Workers 304 97 207
Non Working 358 194 164

Nearby Villages to Keshia,

Below are the list of villages near Keshia village in Garbeta - II.

Village Population
Rengtia 473
Kadambandi 545
Bhalukbasabara 778
Ruparghagra 748
Karanji 283
Borabaribara 130
Makli 1,224
Bankati 892
Chechuria 693
Khajrabara 130

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