Chakia Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chakia is a village situated in Puncha block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 130 families residing in the village Chakia. The total population of Chakia is 514 out of which 255 are males and 259 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chakia is 1,016.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chakia village is 79 which is 15% of the total population. There are 36 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chakia is 1,194 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Chakia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chakia is 56.1%. Thus Chakia village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 74.43% and the female literacy rate is 37.5% in Chakia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chakia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chakia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chakia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 79 | 36 | 43 |
| Literacy | 56.09% | 74.43% | 37.5% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 510 | 252 | 258 |
| Illiterate | 270 | 92 | 178 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.2% of total population in Chakia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chakia village out of total population, 260 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 260 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 256 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 259 | 140 | 119 |
| Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 256 | 137 | 119 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Non Working | 254 | 114 | 140 |
Nearby Villages to Chakia,
Below are the list of villages near Chakia village in Puncha.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Haridi | 348 |
| Kanara | 1,836 |
| Narendrapur | 817 |
| Kanchannagar | 148 |
| Bagda | 2,370 |
| Shyampur | 416 |
| Dhadki | 1,944 |
| Kundhurka | 1,121 |
| Amtakanali | 38 |
| Patkua | 153 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chakia, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia