Chankia Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chankia is a village situated in Amdanga block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 363 families residing in the village Chankia. The total population of Chankia is 1,658 out of which 865 are males and 793 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chankia is 917.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chankia village is 250 which is 15% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chankia is 838 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Chankia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chankia is 79.7%. Thus Chankia village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.13% and the female literacy rate is 75.99% in Chankia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chankia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chankia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chankia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 250 | 136 | 114 |
| Literacy | 79.69% | 83.13% | 75.99% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 536 | 259 | 277 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chankia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chankia village out of total population, 429 were engaged in work activities. 93.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 429 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 279 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 402 | 395 | 7 |
| Cultivators | 68 | 68 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 279 | 276 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 54 | 50 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 27 | 27 | 0 |
| Non Working | 1,229 | 443 | 786 |
Nearby Villages to Chankia,
Below are the list of villages near Chankia village in Amdanga.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Prabhakarkati | 745 |
| Rautara | 1,983 |
| Bahirpur | 978 |
| Komarduni | 2,000 |
| Shashipur | 3,630 |
| Padmanavpur | 3,471 |
| Hamidpur | 1,164 |
| Hekampur | 900 |
| Napara | 2,661 |
| Kuchiapara | 2,579 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chankia, North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia