Kalej Valley Tea Garden Population, Caste, Working Data Darjiling, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kalej Valley Tea Garden is a village situated in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri block of Darjiling district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 596 families residing in the village Kalej Valley Tea Garden. The total population of Kalej Valley Tea Garden is 2,640 out of which 1,311 are males and 1,329 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalej Valley Tea Garden is 1,014.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalej Valley Tea Garden village is 244 which is 9% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalej Valley Tea Garden is 1,050 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,014) of Kalej Valley Tea Garden village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalej Valley Tea Garden is 77%. Thus Kalej Valley Tea Garden village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Darjiling district. The male literacy rate is 88.76% and the female literacy rate is 65.45% in Kalej Valley Tea Garden village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kalej Valley Tea Garden village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kalej Valley Tea Garden Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalej Valley Tea Garden village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 244 | 119 | 125 |
| Literacy | 77.05% | 88.76% | 65.45% |
| Scheduled Caste | 207 | 100 | 107 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 742 | 363 | 379 |
| Illiterate | 794 | 253 | 541 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.1% of total population in Kalej Valley Tea Garden village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kalej Valley Tea Garden village out of total population, 1,191 were engaged in work activities. 65.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,191 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 783 | 413 | 370 |
| Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 772 | 403 | 369 |
| Marginal Workers | 408 | 252 | 156 |
| Non Working | 1,449 | 646 | 803 |
Nearby Villages to Kalej Valley Tea Garden,
Below are the list of villages near Kalej Valley Tea Garden village in Jorebunglow Sukiapokhri.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Hill Cart Road | 1,355 |
| Dooteria Forest | 368 |
| Sonada Forest | 177 |
| Dooteria Tea Garden | 5,113 |
| Rang Bul | 3,916 |
| Okas Tea Garden | 1,262 |
| Rangaroong Tea Garden | 1,423 |
| Moonda Kotee Tea Garden | 3,972 |
| Senchal Forest | 527 |
| Ring Tong Tea Garden | 820 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kalej Valley Tea Garden, Darjiling, West Bengal - Wikipedia