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

Kontai is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 405 families residing in the village Kontai. The total population of Kontai is 2,102 out of which 1,079 are males and 1,023 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kontai is 948.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kontai village is 280 which is 13% of the total population. There are 143 male children and 137 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kontai is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Kontai village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kontai is 77.4%. Thus Kontai village has a higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.26% and the female literacy rate is 69.07% in Kontai village.

Population
2,102
Families
405
Literacy
77.39%
Sex Ratio
948

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

Kontai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 280 143 137
Literacy 77.39% 85.26% 69.07%
Scheduled Caste 1,532 784 748
Scheduled Tribe 2 0 2
Illiterate 692 281 411

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 72.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kontai village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kontai village out of total population, 945 were engaged in work activities. 63.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 945 workers engaged in Main Work, 379 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 598 562 36
Cultivators 379 370 9
Agriculture Labourer 126 113 13
Household Industries 14 14 0
Other Workers 79 65 14
Marginal Workers 347 80 267
Non Working 1,157 437 720

Map of Kontai, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Kontai, Keshpur

Below are the list of villages near Kontai village in Keshpur.

Village Population
Shiris Bani 359
Kali Nagar 305
Murari 290
Dudiabandi 887
Panite Ghari 392
Gobardda 785
Kharga Diha 488
Ghosh Khira 155
Dotal 290
Chanda Bila 580

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