Kantu Population, Caste, Working Data Panchmahal, Gujarat - Census 2011
Kantu is a village situated in Ghoghamba taluka of Panchmahal district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 548 families residing in the village Kantu. The total population of Kantu is 3,583 out of which 1,797 are males and 1,786 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kantu is 994.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kantu village is 617 which is 17% of the total population. There are 300 male children and 317 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kantu is 1,057 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Kantu village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kantu is 49.2%. Thus Kantu village has lower literacy rate compared to 60.3% of Panchmahal district. The male literacy rate is 62.12% and the female literacy rate is 36.01% in Kantu village.
As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Kantu village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kantu village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kantu Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kantu village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 617 | 300 | 317 |
| Literacy | 49.19% | 62.12% | 36.01% |
| Scheduled Caste | 35 | 17 | 18 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,431 | 712 | 719 |
| Illiterate | 2,124 | 867 | 1,257 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39.9% of total population in Kantu village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kantu village out of total population, 2,020 were engaged in work activities. 84.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,020 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,082 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 67 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,706 | 932 | 774 |
| Cultivators | 1,082 | 797 | 285 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 67 | 21 | 46 |
| Household Industries | 35 | 16 | 19 |
| Other Workers | 522 | 98 | 424 |
| Marginal Workers | 314 | 97 | 217 |
| Non Working | 1,563 | 768 | 795 |
Nearby Villages to Kantu,
Below are the list of villages near Kantu village in Ghoghamba.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kantu, Panchmahal, Gujarat - Wikipedia