Karkota Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011
Karkota is a village situated in Indpur block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 122 families residing in the village Karkota. The total population of Karkota is 609 out of which 333 are males and 276 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karkota is 829.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karkota village is 134 which is 22% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 68 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karkota is 1,030 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (829) of Karkota village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karkota is 54.3%. Thus Karkota village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 62.55% and the female literacy rate is 43.75% in Karkota village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Karkota village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Karkota Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karkota village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 134 | 66 | 68 |
| Literacy | 54.32% | 62.55% | 43.75% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 351 | 166 | 185 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Karkota village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Karkota village out of total population, 161 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 138 | 135 | 3 |
| Cultivators | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 96 | 96 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Non Working | 448 | 175 | 273 |
Nearby Villages to Karkota,
Below are the list of villages near Karkota village in Indpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gharpathar | 1,301 |
| Salgerya | 92 |
| Rautara | 2,026 |
| Shibarampur | 181 |
| Geriakola | 522 |
| Maishdabra | 795 |
| Chaurabad | 460 |
| Gaurbazar | 4,349 |
| Atbhaichandi | 1,310 |
| Dhuniagar | 1,252 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Karkota, Bankura, West Bengal - Wikipedia