Kontai Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Kontai is a village situated in Keshpur block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 405 families residing in the village Kontai. The total population of Kontai is 2,102 out of which 1,079 are males and 1,023 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kontai is 948.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kontai village is 280 which is 13% of the total population. There are 143 male children and 137 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kontai is 958 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Kontai village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kontai is 77.4%. Thus Kontai village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 85.26% and the female literacy rate is 69.07% in Kontai village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kontai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kontai Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kontai village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 280 | 143 | 137 |
| Literacy | 77.39% | 85.26% | 69.07% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,532 | 784 | 748 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 692 | 281 | 411 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 72.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kontai village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kontai village out of total population, 945 were engaged in work activities. 63.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 945 workers engaged in Main Work, 379 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 126 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 598 | 562 | 36 |
| Cultivators | 379 | 370 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 126 | 113 | 13 |
| Household Industries | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 79 | 65 | 14 |
| Marginal Workers | 347 | 80 | 267 |
| Non Working | 1,157 | 437 | 720 |
Nearby Villages to Kontai,
Below are the list of villages near Kontai village in Keshpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Shiris Bani | 359 |
| Kali Nagar | 305 |
| Murari | 290 |
| Dudiabandi | 887 |
| Panite Ghari | 392 |
| Gobardda | 785 |
| Kharga Diha | 488 |
| Ghosh Khira | 155 |
| Dotal | 290 |
| Chanda Bila | 580 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kontai, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia