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Kachu Pukur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kachu Pukur is a Census Town city situated in Habibpur block of Maldah district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,362 families residing in the Kachu Pukur city. The total population of Kachu Pukur is 5,752 out of which 2,973 are males and 2,779 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kachu Pukur is 935.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kachu Pukur city is 518 which is 9% of the total population. There are 277 male children and 241 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kachu Pukur is 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (935).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kachu Pukur is 85%. Thus Kachu Pukur has higher literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 89.28% and the female literacy rate is 80.54% in Kachu Pukur.

Kachu Pukur Census Town has total administration over 1,362 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kachu Pukur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kachu Pukur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 518 277 241
Literacy 85% 81% 73.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,458 755 703
Scheduled Tribe 158 79 79
Illiterate 1,301 566 735

Caste-wise Population - Kachu Pukur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Kachu Pukur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,458 755 703
Schedule Tribe 158 79 79

Religion-wise Population - Kachu Pukur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kachu Pukur is 5,657 which is 98.35% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kachu Pukur is 3 which is 0.05% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kachu Pukur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 5,657 (98.35%) 2,916 2,741
Muslim 3 (0.05%) 2 1
Christian 48 (0.83%) 26 22
Sikh 4 (0.07%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 40 (0.7%) 27 13

Literacy Rate - Kachu Pukur

The total literacy rate of Kachu Pukur was 85.04% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,451 literates, males were 2,407 while females were 2,044. Also the male literacy rate was 89.28% and the female literacy rate was 80.54% in Kachu Pukur.

  Kachu Pukur West Bengal
Female 80.54% 70.54%
Male 89.28% 81.69%
Total 85.04% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Kachu Pukur

The Sex Ratio of Kachu Pukur is 935. Thus per every 1000 men there were 935 females in Kachu Pukur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 870 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 935 ) of Kachu Pukur.

Child Population - Kachu Pukur

According to Census 2011, there were 518 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kachu Pukur. Out of which 277 were male while 241 were female.

Working Population - Kachu Pukur

In Kachu Pukur Census Town out of total population, 2,075 were engaged in work activities. 86.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,075 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,798 1,489 309
Cultivators 55 53 2
Agriculture Labourer 57 45 12
Household Industries 87 28 59
Other Workers 1,599 1,363 236
Marginal Workers 277 142 135
Non Working 3,677 1,342 2,335

Kachu Pukur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kachu Pukur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,752 77.4% 935

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