Kuchighata Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kuchighata is a village situated in Sainthia block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 644 families residing in the village Kuchighata. The total population of Kuchighata is 2,848 out of which 1,437 are males and 1,411 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kuchighata is 982.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kuchighata village is 323 which is 11% of the total population. There are 162 male children and 161 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kuchighata is 994 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Kuchighata village.

Population
2,848
Families
644
Literacy
78.69%
Sex Ratio
982

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kuchighata is 78.7%. Thus Kuchighata village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 85.1% and the female literacy rate is 72.16% in Kuchighata village.

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

Kuchighata Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 323 162 161
Literacy 78.69% 85.1% 72.16%
Scheduled Caste 601 308 293
Scheduled Tribe 486 240 246
Illiterate 861 352 509

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 17.1% of total population in Kuchighata village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kuchighata village out of total population, 1,130 were engaged in work activities. 91.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,130 workers engaged in Main Work, 123 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 230 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,039 787 252
Cultivators 123 106 17
Agriculture Labourer 230 176 54
Household Industries 128 9 119
Other Workers 558 496 62
Marginal Workers 91 52 39
Non Working 1,718 598 1,120

Nearby Villages to Kuchighata,

Below are the list of villages near Kuchighata village in Sainthia.

Village Population
Junedpur 500
Kusumdihi 1,111
Paschim Durgapur 133
Bharamarkol 1,913
Dakshin Gobindapur 2
Jamkola 603
Tekadyaha 838
Kshatipur 976
Bhagabatipur 2,512
Paschim Sahapur 1,358

Reference