Kerar Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kerar is a village situated in Barabazar block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 75 families residing in the village Kerar. The total population of Kerar is 374 out of which 192 are males and 182 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kerar is 948.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kerar village is 36 which is 10% of the total population. There are 15 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kerar is 1,400 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Kerar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kerar is 78.4%. Thus Kerar village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 94.35% and the female literacy rate is 60.87% in Kerar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kerar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kerar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kerar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 36 | 15 | 21 |
| Literacy | 78.4% | 94.35% | 60.87% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 51 | 30 | 21 |
| Illiterate | 109 | 25 | 84 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.6% of total population in Kerar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kerar village out of total population, 214 were engaged in work activities. 63.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 214 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 136 | 102 | 34 |
| Cultivators | 95 | 71 | 24 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 24 | 16 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 11 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 78 | 4 | 74 |
| Non Working | 160 | 86 | 74 |
Nearby Villages to Kerar,
Below are the list of villages near Kerar village in Barabazar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gopalpur Alias Nutandih | 897 |
| Ramkanali | 357 |
| Kukurchari | 940 |
| Parsa | 1,596 |
| Gosaidih | 537 |
| Dhumurbera | 93 |
| Patpur | 320 |
| Saremacha | 179 |
| Bankati | 1,137 |
| Bhikari Chilema | 1,821 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kerar, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia