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

Kendua is a Census Town city situated in Habibpur block of Maldah district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,519 families residing in the Kendua city. The total population of Kendua is 6,452 out of which 3,296 are males and 3,156 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kendua is 958.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kendua city is 673 which is 10% of the total population. There are 351 male children and 322 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kendua is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (958).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kendua is 79.8%. Thus Kendua has higher literacy rate compared to 61.7% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 85.26% and the female literacy rate is 74.21% in Kendua.

Kendua Census Town has total administration over 1,519 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.

Kendua Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 673 351 322
Literacy 79.8% 76.2% 66.6%
Scheduled Caste 2,051 1,073 978
Scheduled Tribe 22 9 13
Illiterate 1,838 785 1,053

Caste-wise Population - Kendua

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kendua.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,051 1,073 978
Schedule Tribe 22 9 13

Religion-wise Population - Kendua

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kendua is 6,424 which is 99.57% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kendua is 16 which is 0.25% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kendua as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,424 (99.57%) 3,286 3,138
Muslim 16 (0.25%) 6 10
Christian 2 (0.03%) 1 1
Sikh 4 (0.06%) 1 3
Buddhist 2 (0.03%) 0 2
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.05%) 2 1

Literacy Rate - Kendua

The total literacy rate of Kendua was 79.84% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 76.26% of West Bengal. Population-wise, out of total 4,614 literates, males were 2,511 while females were 2,103. Also the male literacy rate was 85.26% and the female literacy rate was 74.21% in Kendua.

  Kendua West Bengal
Female 74.21% 70.54%
Male 85.26% 81.69%
Total 79.84% 76.26%

Sex Ratio - Kendua

The Sex Ratio of Kendua is 958. Thus per every 1000 men there were 958 females in Kendua. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 958 ) of Kendua.

Child Population - Kendua

According to Census 2011, there were 673 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kendua. Out of which 351 were male while 322 were female.

Working Population - Kendua

In Kendua Census Town out of total population, 2,708 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,708 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 245 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,072 1,680 392
Cultivators 88 87 1
Agriculture Labourer 245 198 47
Household Industries 171 51 120
Other Workers 1,568 1,344 224
Marginal Workers 636 287 349
Non Working 3,744 1,329 2,415

Kendua Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 6,452 71.5% 958

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