Tongtala Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Tongtala is a village situated in Sandeshkhali - II block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 421 families residing in the village Tongtala. The total population of Tongtala is 1,759 out of which 902 are males and 857 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tongtala is 950.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tongtala village is 203 which is 12% of the total population. There are 106 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tongtala is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (950) of Tongtala village.

Population
1,759
Families
421
Literacy
79.82%
Sex Ratio
950

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tongtala is 79.8%. Thus Tongtala village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 89.95% and the female literacy rate is 69.21% in Tongtala village.

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

Tongtala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 203 106 97
Literacy 79.82% 89.95% 69.21%
Scheduled Caste 1,362 708 654
Scheduled Tribe 357 174 183
Illiterate 517 186 331

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 77.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.3% of total population in Tongtala village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tongtala village out of total population, 859 were engaged in work activities. 34.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 859 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 164 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 294 269 25
Cultivators 99 95 4
Agriculture Labourer 164 152 12
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 30 21 9
Marginal Workers 565 289 276
Non Working 900 344 556

Nearby Villages to Tongtala,

Below are the list of villages near Tongtala village in Sandeshkhali - II.

Village Population
Bermajur 13,136
Bouthakurani 2,840
Jhupkhali 7,908
Dwarir Jangle 11,155
Dhamakhali 2,807
Dholkhali 2,556
Rampur 8,612
Khulna 5,958
Hatgachha 5,960
Sitalia 6,092

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