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

Khesra is a village situated in Itahar block of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,187 families residing in the village Khesra. The total population of Khesra is 5,617 out of which 2,872 are males and 2,745 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khesra is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khesra village is 752 which is 13% of the total population. There are 382 male children and 370 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khesra is 969 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Khesra village.

Population
5,617
Families
1,187
Literacy
60.82%
Sex Ratio
956

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khesra is 60.8%. Thus Khesra village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.5% of Uttar Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 66.75% and the female literacy rate is 54.61% in Khesra village.

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

Khesra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 752 382 370
Literacy 60.82% 66.75% 54.61%
Scheduled Caste 678 358 320
Scheduled Tribe 1,557 766 791
Illiterate 2,658 1,210 1,448

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.7% of total population in Khesra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Khesra village out of total population, 2,397 were engaged in work activities. 84.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,397 workers engaged in Main Work, 809 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 930 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,023 1,543 480
Cultivators 809 745 64
Agriculture Labourer 930 545 385
Household Industries 4 3 1
Other Workers 280 250 30
Marginal Workers 374 145 229
Non Working 3,220 1,184 2,036

Nearby Villages to Khesra,

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

Village Population
Parmeswarbati 1,371
Bimalpara 2,231
Gopalnagar 1,230
Bhabanipur Bejpukur 2,832
Bhusan Gachhi 387
Kurmanpur 2,263
Baidara 3,237
Paschim Saiyadpur 950
Batnabaj 399
Chhilampur 572

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