Nalkapi Population, Caste, Working Data Puruliya, West Bengal - Census 2011
Nalkapi is a village situated in Jhalda - II block of Puruliya district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 187 families residing in the village Nalkapi. The total population of Nalkapi is 982 out of which 511 are males and 471 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nalkapi is 922.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nalkapi village is 143 which is 15% of the total population. There are 80 male children and 63 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nalkapi is 788 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Nalkapi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nalkapi is 67.7%. Thus Nalkapi village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.5% of Puruliya district. The male literacy rate is 82.37% and the female literacy rate is 52.21% in Nalkapi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nalkapi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Nalkapi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nalkapi village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 143 | 80 | 63 |
| Literacy | 67.7% | 82.37% | 52.21% |
| Scheduled Caste | 88 | 46 | 42 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| Illiterate | 414 | 156 | 258 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.9% of total population in Nalkapi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Nalkapi village out of total population, 460 were engaged in work activities. 72.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 460 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 332 | 212 | 120 |
| Cultivators | 71 | 71 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 32 | 27 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 127 | 36 | 91 |
| Other Workers | 102 | 78 | 24 |
| Marginal Workers | 128 | 33 | 95 |
| Non Working | 522 | 266 | 256 |
Nearby Villages to Nalkapi,
Below are the list of villages near Nalkapi village in Jhalda - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bamania | 2,785 |
| Shalgram | 653 |
| Bara Hankol | 1,747 |
| Arkali | 812 |
| Chhota Hankol | 247 |
| Kanudi | 1,490 |
| Matkuma | 2,465 |
| Samalpur | 783 |
| Chitarpur Alias Kokarkhap | 1,779 |
| Adardi | 1,980 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Nalkapi, Puruliya, West Bengal - Wikipedia