Turturi Khanda Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Turturi Khanda is a village situated in Kumargram block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 596 families residing in the village Turturi Khanda. The total population of Turturi Khanda is 2,844 out of which 1,461 are males and 1,383 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Turturi Khanda is 947.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Turturi Khanda village is 369 which is 13% of the total population. There are 187 male children and 182 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Turturi Khanda is 973 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Turturi Khanda village.

Population
2,844
Families
596
Literacy
60.4%
Sex Ratio
947

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Turturi Khanda is 60.4%. Thus Turturi Khanda village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 67.11% and the female literacy rate is 53.29% in Turturi Khanda village.

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

Turturi Khanda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 369 187 182
Literacy 60.4% 67.11% 53.29%
Scheduled Caste 109 61 48
Scheduled Tribe 1,283 657 626
Illiterate 1,349 606 743

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 45.1% of total population in Turturi Khanda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Turturi Khanda village out of total population, 921 were engaged in work activities. 55.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 921 workers engaged in Main Work, 255 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 509 441 68
Cultivators 255 240 15
Agriculture Labourer 88 71 17
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 164 128 36
Marginal Workers 412 266 146
Non Working 1,923 754 1,169

Nearby Villages to Turturi Khanda,

Below are the list of villages near Turturi Khanda village in Kumargram.

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