Kantaban Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kantaban is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 188 families residing in the village Kantaban. The total population of Kantaban is 887 out of which 438 are males and 449 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantaban is 1,025.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantaban village is 80 which is 9% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 40 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantaban is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Kantaban village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantaban is 58.9%. Thus Kantaban village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 64.07% and the female literacy rate is 53.79% in Kantaban village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kantaban village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kantaban Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kantaban village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 80 | 40 | 40 |
| Literacy | 58.86% | 64.07% | 53.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 212 | 98 | 114 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 219 | 104 | 115 |
| Illiterate | 412 | 183 | 229 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.7% of total population in Kantaban village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kantaban village out of total population, 430 were engaged in work activities. 84% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 430 workers engaged in Main Work, 218 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 91 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 361 | 234 | 127 |
| Cultivators | 218 | 142 | 76 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 91 | 65 | 26 |
| Household Industries | 37 | 18 | 19 |
| Other Workers | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 69 | 19 | 50 |
| Non Working | 457 | 185 | 272 |
Nearby Villages to Kantaban,
Below are the list of villages near Kantaban village in Gangarampur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Singfarka | 1,215 |
| Nalafarka | 320 |
| Anantapur | 1,134 |
| Mallikpur | 1,794 |
| Hamzapur | 781 |
| Madhabpur | 1,711 |
| Abidpur | 232 |
| Lalchandrapur | 1,320 |
| Brahmanpara | 53 |
| Arazi Lalchandpur | 584 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kantaban, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia