Kalighat Population, Caste, Working Data North & Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar - Census 2011
Kalighat is a village situated in Diglipur tehsil of North & Middle Andaman district in Andaman and Nicobar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 490 families residing in the village Kalighat. The total population of Kalighat is 1,759 out of which 909 are males and 850 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalighat is 935.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalighat village is 178 which is 10% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 89 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalighat is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (935) of Kalighat village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalighat is 82.6%. Thus Kalighat village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of North & Middle Andaman district. The male literacy rate is 84.88% and the female literacy rate is 80.16% in Kalighat village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kalighat village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kalighat Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalighat village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 178 | 89 | 89 |
| Literacy | 82.61% | 84.88% | 80.16% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| Illiterate | 453 | 213 | 240 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Kalighat village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kalighat village out of total population, 654 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 654 workers engaged in Main Work, 60 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 538 | 425 | 113 |
| Cultivators | 60 | 42 | 18 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 477 | 382 | 95 |
| Marginal Workers | 116 | 87 | 29 |
| Non Working | 1,105 | 397 | 708 |
Nearby Villages to Kalighat,
Below are the list of villages near Kalighat village in Diglipur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Nischintapur | 164 |
| Jagannath Dera | 230 |
| Madhyamgram | 136 |
| Ramnagar | 1,235 |
| Kishori Nagar | 1,328 |
| Borang | 140 |
| Paranghara | 463 |
| Mohanpur | 513 |
| Nabagram | 2,208 |
| Sagar Dweep | 337 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kalighat, North & Middle Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar - Wikipedia