Kalikapur Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kalikapur is a village situated in Deshopran block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 277 families residing in the village Kalikapur. The total population of Kalikapur is 1,196 out of which 617 are males and 579 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kalikapur is 938.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kalikapur village is 124 which is 10% of the total population. There are 63 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kalikapur is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (938) of Kalikapur village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kalikapur is 93.9%. Thus Kalikapur village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 97.65% and the female literacy rate is 89.96% in Kalikapur village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kalikapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kalikapur Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kalikapur village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 124 | 63 | 61 |
| Literacy | 93.94% | 97.65% | 89.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 95 | 50 | 45 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 189 | 76 | 113 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kalikapur village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kalikapur village out of total population, 367 were engaged in work activities. 69.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 367 workers engaged in Main Work, 61 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 73 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 254 | 238 | 16 |
| Cultivators | 61 | 60 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 73 | 69 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 104 | 93 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 113 | 105 | 8 |
| Non Working | 829 | 274 | 555 |
Nearby Villages to Kalikapur,
Below are the list of villages near Kalikapur village in Deshopran.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Khagrabani | 3,589 |
| Raghurampur | 1,664 |
| Maishamura | 1,792 |
| Brahman Sasan | 690 |
| Satikeshwar | 1,327 |
| Paschim Purushottampur | 1,682 |
| Gopinathpur | 1,182 |
| Balu Bar | 725 |
| Fuleshawar | 2,086 |
| Gobindaberabar | 1,754 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kalikapur, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia