Kaya Population, Caste, Working Data North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kaya is a village situated in Gaighata block of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 335 families residing in the village Kaya. The total population of Kaya is 1,379 out of which 722 are males and 657 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kaya is 910.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kaya village is 112 which is 8% of the total population. There are 56 male children and 56 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kaya is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Kaya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kaya is 81.9%. Thus Kaya village has higher literacy rate compared to 76% of North Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 91.59% and the female literacy rate is 71.21% in Kaya village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kaya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kaya Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kaya village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 112 | 56 | 56 |
| Literacy | 81.93% | 91.59% | 71.21% |
| Scheduled Caste | 895 | 478 | 417 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 341 | 112 | 229 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 64.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kaya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kaya village out of total population, 501 were engaged in work activities. 95.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 501 workers engaged in Main Work, 114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 160 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 478 | 403 | 75 |
| Cultivators | 114 | 113 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 160 | 136 | 24 |
| Household Industries | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| Other Workers | 186 | 146 | 40 |
| Marginal Workers | 23 | 10 | 13 |
| Non Working | 878 | 309 | 569 |
Nearby Villages to Kaya,
Below are the list of villages near Kaya village in Gaighata.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kaya, North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Wikipedia