Laoa Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Laoa is a village situated in Potashpur - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 252 families residing in the village Laoa. The total population of Laoa is 1,118 out of which 590 are males and 528 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Laoa is 895.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Laoa village is 107 which is 10% of the total population. There are 51 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Laoa is 1,098 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (895) of Laoa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Laoa is 95.8%. Thus Laoa village has a higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 97.77% and the female literacy rate is 93.64% in Laoa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Laoa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Laoa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Laoa village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 107 | 51 | 56 |
Literacy | 95.85% | 97.77% | 93.64% |
Scheduled Caste | 92 | 46 | 46 |
Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Illiterate | 149 | 63 | 86 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Laoa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Laoa village out of total population, 462 were engaged in work activities. 82.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 462 workers engaged in Main Work, 200 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourers.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 381 | 353 | 28 |
Cultivators | 200 | 200 | 0 |
Agriculture Labourer | 112 | 101 | 11 |
Household Industries | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Other Workers | 66 | 50 | 16 |
Marginal Workers | 81 | 28 | 53 |
Non Working | 656 | 209 | 447 |
Map of Laoa, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Laoa, Potashpur - II
Below are the list of villages near Laoa village in Potashpur - II.
Village | Population |
---|---|
Jabda | 1,709 |
Chak Charani | 260 |
Baman Bar | 1,230 |
Haripur | 653 |
Tania Bila | 1,169 |
Erabar | 704 |
Mangal Chak | 877 |
Khatibar | 260 |
Kakhuria | 958 |
Chak Padu | 631 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Laoa, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia