Kanjia Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kanjia is a village situated in Ramnagar - II block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 211 families residing in the village Kanjia. The total population of Kanjia is 1,074 out of which 542 are males and 532 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanjia is 982.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanjia village is 118 which is 11% of the total population. There are 57 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanjia is 1,070 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (982) of Kanjia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanjia is 86.1%. Thus Kanjia village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 93.61% and the female literacy rate is 78.34% in Kanjia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kanjia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kanjia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanjia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 118 | 57 | 61 |
| Literacy | 86.09% | 93.61% | 78.34% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 251 | 88 | 163 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kanjia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kanjia village out of total population, 321 were engaged in work activities. 56.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 87 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 181 | 173 | 8 |
| Cultivators | 55 | 55 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 87 | 83 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 39 | 35 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 140 | 132 | 8 |
| Non Working | 753 | 237 | 516 |
Nearby Villages to Kanjia,
Below are the list of villages near Kanjia village in Ramnagar - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Depal | 3,359 |
| Arya Padyapur | 1,358 |
| Ranichak | 459 |
| Naya Shyampur | 123 |
| Depar Shasanbar | 1,805 |
| Kadua | 3,615 |
| Jagadish Paschimbar | 1,015 |
| Dharash | 1,337 |
| Akulbar | 365 |
| Manikbasan | 1,261 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kanjia, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia