Kokiara Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kokiara is a village situated in Jaipur block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 176 families residing in the village Kokiara. The total population of Kokiara is 988 out of which 523 are males and 465 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kokiara is 889.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kokiara village is 198 which is 20% of the total population. There are 101 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kokiara is 960 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (889) of Kokiara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kokiara is 73.5%. Thus Kokiara village has a higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 86.49% and the female literacy rate is 58.7% in Kokiara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kokiara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kokiara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kokiara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 198 | 101 | 97 |
| Literacy | 73.54% | 86.49% | 58.7% |
| Scheduled Caste | 160 | 86 | 74 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 63 | 27 | 36 |
| Illiterate | 407 | 158 | 249 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.4% of total population in Kokiara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kokiara village out of total population, 499 were engaged in work activities. 68.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 499 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 344 | 268 | 76 |
| Cultivators | 60 | 60 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 86 | 38 | 48 |
| Other Workers | 192 | 164 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 155 | 27 | 128 |
| Non Working | 489 | 228 | 261 |
Map of Kokiara, Puruliya, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Kokiara, Jaipur
Below are the list of villages near Kokiara village in Jaipur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ratnadi | 362 |
| Baragram | 2,811 |
| Selani | 834 |
| Phuljhariya | 18 |
| Bangora | 901 |
| Ramamoti | 1,018 |
| Silphor | 948 |
| Chaitandi | 1,105 |
| Durama | 686 |
| Kusumtikri | 1,060 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kokiara, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia