Kantipota Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kantipota is a village situated in Sonarpur block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 396 families residing in the village Kantipota. The total population of Kantipota is 1,718 out of which 870 are males and 848 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantipota is 975.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantipota village is 185 which is 11% of the total population. There are 97 male children and 88 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantipota is 907 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (975) of Kantipota village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantipota is 76.6%. Thus Kantipota village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 83.05% and the female literacy rate is 70% in Kantipota village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kantipota village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kantipota Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kantipota village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 185 | 97 | 88 |
| Literacy | 76.58% | 83.05% | 70% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,533 | 768 | 765 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Illiterate | 544 | 228 | 316 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 89.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kantipota village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kantipota village out of total population, 596 were engaged in work activities. 89.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 596 workers engaged in Main Work, 75 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 95 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 533 | 463 | 70 |
| Cultivators | 75 | 73 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 95 | 89 | 6 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 362 | 300 | 62 |
| Marginal Workers | 63 | 37 | 26 |
| Non Working | 1,122 | 370 | 752 |
Nearby Villages to Kantipota,
Below are the list of villages near Kantipota village in Sonarpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ranabhutia | 4,196 |
| Bhagabanpur | 11,177 |
| Atghara | 4,284 |
| Kharki | 1,288 |
| Mukundapur | 2,326 |
| Deara | 3,152 |
| Jagatipata | 2,053 |
| Kheadaha | 1,930 |
| Karimpur | 479 |
| Kghodhati | 3,619 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kantipota, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia