Kantira Population, Caste, Working Data Jajapur, Odisha - Census 2011
Kantira is a village situated in Sukinda block of Jajapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 283 families residing in the village Kantira. The total population of Kantira is 1,448 out of which 750 are males and 698 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantira is 931.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantira village is 196 which is 14% of the total population. There are 109 male children and 87 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantira is 798 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Kantira village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantira is 70.3%. Thus Kantira village has lower literacy rate compared to 70.6% of Jajapur district. The male literacy rate is 80.5% and the female literacy rate is 59.57% in Kantira village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kantira village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kantira Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kantira village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 196 | 109 | 87 |
| Literacy | 70.29% | 80.5% | 59.57% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,311 | 684 | 627 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 568 | 234 | 334 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 90.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kantira village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kantira village out of total population, 551 were engaged in work activities. 75.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 551 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 416 | 388 | 28 |
| Cultivators | 88 | 87 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 308 | 289 | 19 |
| Marginal Workers | 135 | 52 | 83 |
| Non Working | 897 | 310 | 587 |
Nearby Villages to Kantira,
Below are the list of villages near Kantira village in Sukinda.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Atta | 3,246 |
| Balipasi | 283 |
| Bahabalpur | 789 |
| Hatibari | 4,064 |
| Solapur | 213 |
| Bairimal | 1,953 |
| Bartanda | 2,431 |
| Karada pal | 1,966 |
| Ambasara | 1,202 |
| Kharadiha | 1,538 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kantira, Jajapur, Odisha - Wikipedia