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

Shalkuti is a village situated in Debra block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 117 families residing in the village Shalkuti. The total population of Shalkuti is 496 out of which 248 are males and 248 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shalkuti is 1,000.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shalkuti village is 61 which is 12% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 35 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shalkuti is 1,346 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Shalkuti village.

Population
496
Families
117
Literacy
85.29%
Sex Ratio
1,000

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shalkuti is 85.3%. Thus Shalkuti village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 92.34% and the female literacy rate is 77.93% in Shalkuti village.

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

Shalkuti Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 61 26 35
Literacy 85.29% 92.34% 77.93%
Scheduled Caste 101 44 57
Scheduled Tribe 105 56 49
Illiterate 125 43 82

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.2% of total population in Shalkuti village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shalkuti village out of total population, 274 were engaged in work activities. 56.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 274 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 155 133 22
Cultivators 76 70 6
Agriculture Labourer 35 27 8
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 43 35 8
Marginal Workers 119 21 98
Non Working 222 94 128

Nearby Villages to Shalkuti,

Below are the list of villages near Shalkuti village in Debra.

Village Population
Chak Matkatpur 36
Ashutia 276
Baichri 72
Narayan Bati 285
Madhabpur 885
Harashankarpur 44
Alisagar 1,822
Santurya 90
Haipat 1,334
Kishorpur 188

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