Khanchi Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Khanchi is a village situated in Nanda Kumar block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,705 families residing in the village Khanchi. The total population of Khanchi is 7,454 out of which 3,822 are males and 3,632 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khanchi is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khanchi village is 860 which is 12% of the total population. There are 447 male children and 413 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khanchi is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Khanchi village.

Population
7,454
Families
1,705
Literacy
88.16%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khanchi is 88.2%. Thus Khanchi village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.13% and the female literacy rate is 82.95% in Khanchi village.

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

Khanchi Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 860 447 413
Literacy 88.16% 93.13% 82.95%
Scheduled Caste 221 119 102
Scheduled Tribe 4 2 2
Illiterate 1,641 679 962

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Khanchi village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Khanchi village out of total population, 2,713 were engaged in work activities. 49.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,713 workers engaged in Main Work, 285 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 247 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,347 1,144 203
Cultivators 285 275 10
Agriculture Labourer 247 206 41
Household Industries 90 52 38
Other Workers 725 611 114
Marginal Workers 1,366 1,080 286
Non Working 4,741 1,598 3,143

Nearby Villages to Khanchi,

Below are the list of villages near Khanchi village in Nanda Kumar.

Village Population
Paramanandapur 1,037
Kumarpur 845
Dakshin Srikrishnapur 1,735
Nirbhaypur 1,746
Kanchanpur 1,928
Hatgechhe Dakshin 1,768
Mirpur 2,091
Pandabbasan 1,098
Ichhapur 2,102
Chak Durgabasan 954

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