Purba Kalikapur Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Purba Kalikapur is a village situated in Dhaniakhali block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 614 families residing in the village Purba Kalikapur. The total population of Purba Kalikapur is 2,461 out of which 1,217 are males and 1,244 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Purba Kalikapur is 1,022.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Purba Kalikapur village is 227 which is 9% of the total population. There are 110 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Purba Kalikapur is 1,064 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,022) of Purba Kalikapur village.

Population
2,461
Families
614
Literacy
76.68%
Sex Ratio
1,022

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Purba Kalikapur is 76.7%. Thus Purba Kalikapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 84.01% and the female literacy rate is 69.48% in Purba Kalikapur village.

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

Purba Kalikapur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 227 110 117
Literacy 76.68% 84.01% 69.48%
Scheduled Caste 758 358 400
Scheduled Tribe 336 164 172
Illiterate 748 287 461

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.7% of total population in Purba Kalikapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Purba Kalikapur village out of total population, 1,192 were engaged in work activities. 61% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,192 workers engaged in Main Work, 50 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 183 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 727 551 176
Cultivators 50 47 3
Agriculture Labourer 183 85 98
Household Industries 64 59 5
Other Workers 430 360 70
Marginal Workers 465 225 240
Non Working 1,269 441 828

Nearby Villages to Purba Kalikapur,

Below are the list of villages near Purba Kalikapur village in Dhaniakhali.

Village Population
Jot Kamal 385
Samaspur 4,113
Ghana Shyampur 1,101
Chapabere 2,193
Purba Banpur 1,232
Dhaniakhali 3,738
Kamalpur 1,488
Konan 3,023
Dipa 954
Ala 1,029

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