Kantabani Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kantabani is a village situated in Ramnagar - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 366 families residing in the village Kantabani. The total population of Kantabani is 1,896 out of which 961 are males and 935 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantabani is 973.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantabani village is 254 which is 13% of the total population. There are 138 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantabani is 841 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (973) of Kantabani village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantabani is 81.4%. Thus Kantabani village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 90.04% and the female literacy rate is 72.65% in Kantabani village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kantabani village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kantabani Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kantabani village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 254 | 138 | 116 |
| Literacy | 81.36% | 90.04% | 72.65% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 560 | 220 | 340 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kantabani village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kantabani village out of total population, 677 were engaged in work activities. 90.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 677 workers engaged in Main Work, 252 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 48 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 610 | 493 | 117 |
| Cultivators | 252 | 188 | 64 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 48 | 39 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 301 | 259 | 42 |
| Marginal Workers | 67 | 26 | 41 |
| Non Working | 1,219 | 442 | 777 |
Nearby Villages to Kantabani,
Below are the list of villages near Kantabani village in Ramnagar - I.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mangalpur | 1,117 |
| Gangpura | 1,344 |
| Bagmari | 1,271 |
| Gobra | 2,661 |
| Hirapur | 1,514 |
| Basantapur | 1,364 |
| Shanbalishai | 785 |
| Ullaspur | 909 |
| Uttar Shimulia | 943 |
| Paschimbar | 949 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kantabani, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia