Kedar Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kedar is a village situated in Dantan - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 381 families residing in the village Kedar. The total population of Kedar is 1,748 out of which 907 are males and 841 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kedar is 927.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kedar village is 182 which is 10% of the total population. There are 77 male children and 105 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kedar is 1,364 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Kedar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kedar is 81.5%. Thus Kedar village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 89.04% and the female literacy rate is 73.1% in Kedar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kedar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kedar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kedar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 182 | 77 | 105 |
| Literacy | 81.55% | 89.04% | 73.1% |
| Scheduled Caste | 64 | 29 | 35 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 158 | 74 | 84 |
| Illiterate | 471 | 168 | 303 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9% of total population in Kedar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kedar village out of total population, 761 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 761 workers engaged in Main Work, 229 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 268 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 612 | 535 | 77 |
| Cultivators | 229 | 221 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 268 | 222 | 46 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 113 | 90 | 23 |
| Marginal Workers | 149 | 41 | 108 |
| Non Working | 987 | 331 | 656 |
Nearby Villages to Kedar,
Below are the list of villages near Kedar village in Dantan - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Betarui | 1,690 |
| Dhaneswarpur | 2,000 |
| Bastupur | 773 |
| Digha | 702 |
| Shyamsundarpur urf Saimana | 2,115 |
| Sabra | 16,280 |
| Sohag Pur | 2,313 |
| Sat Pukhuria | 432 |
| Babla | 1,360 |
| Satia | 365 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kedar, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia