Chitra Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chitra is a village situated in Sahid Matangini block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 484 families residing in the village Chitra. The total population of Chitra is 2,209 out of which 1,134 are males and 1,075 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chitra is 948.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chitra village is 253 which is 11% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chitra is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Chitra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chitra is 90.9%. Thus Chitra village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 96.13% and the female literacy rate is 85.32% in Chitra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chitra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chitra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chitra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 253 | 125 | 128 |
| Literacy | 90.9% | 96.13% | 85.32% |
| Scheduled Caste | 116 | 53 | 63 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 431 | 164 | 267 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Chitra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chitra village out of total population, 799 were engaged in work activities. 85.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 799 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 68 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 686 | 583 | 103 |
| Cultivators | 108 | 108 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 68 | 65 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 49 | 21 | 28 |
| Other Workers | 461 | 389 | 72 |
| Marginal Workers | 113 | 75 | 38 |
| Non Working | 1,410 | 476 | 934 |
Nearby Villages to Chitra,
Below are the list of villages near Chitra village in Sahid Matangini.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chitra, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia