Chamka Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chamka is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 106 families residing in the village Chamka. The total population of Chamka is 399 out of which 214 are males and 185 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chamka is 864.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chamka village is 47 which is 12% of the total population. There are 26 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chamka is 808 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (864) of Chamka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chamka is 81.8%. Thus Chamka village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 90.96% and the female literacy rate is 71.34% in Chamka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chamka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chamka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chamka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 47 | 26 | 21 |
| Literacy | 81.82% | 90.96% | 71.34% |
| Scheduled Caste | 67 | 38 | 29 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 114 | 59 | 55 |
| Illiterate | 111 | 43 | 68 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.6% of total population in Chamka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chamka village out of total population, 171 were engaged in work activities. 35.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 171 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 61 | 56 | 5 |
| Cultivators | 47 | 44 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 110 | 62 | 48 |
| Non Working | 228 | 96 | 132 |
Nearby Villages to Chamka,
Below are the list of villages near Chamka village in Kharagpur - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Surunia | 92 |
| Arjunchak | 240 |
| Ambigere | 977 |
| Balichatri | 228 |
| Chak Dandi | 340 |
| Padamgere | 145 |
| Bajitpur | 114 |
| Baragere | 977 |
| Chak Raghu | 269 |
| Krishnacharanpur | 211 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chamka, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia