Kalancha Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kalancha is a village situated in Kushmundi block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 68 families residing in the village Kalancha. The total population of Kalancha is 331 out of which 168 are males and 163 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalancha is 970.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalancha village is 28 which is 8% of the total population. There are 16 male children and 12 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalancha is 750 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Kalancha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalancha is 78.2%. Thus Kalancha village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 86.84% and the female literacy rate is 69.54% in Kalancha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kalancha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kalancha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalancha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 28 | 16 | 12 |
| Literacy | 78.22% | 86.84% | 69.54% |
| Scheduled Caste | 328 | 166 | 162 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 94 | 36 | 58 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 99.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Kalancha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kalancha village out of total population, 152 were engaged in work activities. 55.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 152 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 84 | 81 | 3 |
| Cultivators | 66 | 66 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 12 | 10 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 68 | 24 | 44 |
| Non Working | 179 | 63 | 116 |
Nearby Villages to Kalancha,
Below are the list of villages near Kalancha village in Kushmundi.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kalancha, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia