Kantagan Population, Caste, Working Data Gajapati, Odisha - Census 2011
Kantagan is a village situated in Garabandha block of Gajapati district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 15 families residing in the village Kantagan. The total population of Kantagan is 69 out of which 29 are males and 40 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantagan is 1,379.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantagan village is 16 which is 23% of the total population. There are 6 male children and 10 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantagan is 1,667 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,379) of Kantagan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantagan is 67.9%. Thus Kantagan village has higher literacy rate compared to 45.4% of Gajapati district. The male literacy rate is 82.61% and the female literacy rate is 56.67% in Kantagan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kantagan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kantagan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kantagan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 16 | 6 | 10 |
| Literacy | 67.92% | 82.61% | 56.67% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 69 | 29 | 40 |
| Illiterate | 33 | 10 | 23 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 100% of total population in Kantagan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kantagan village out of total population, 36 were engaged in work activities. 88.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 36 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 32 | 15 | 17 |
| Cultivators | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| Other Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Non Working | 33 | 11 | 22 |
Nearby Villages to Kantagan,
Below are the list of villages near Kantagan village in Garabandha.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Badmasingi | 144 |
| Titiranga | 96 |
| Madaba | 272 |
| Deula | 342 |
| Chamundia | 68 |
| Dungudunga | 27 |
| Badapachhedia | 260 |
| Raisingi | 448 |
| Muthasahi | 41 |
| Kalinga | 87 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kantagan, Gajapati, Odisha - Wikipedia