Paikan Karanji Population, Caste, Working Data Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Paikan Karanji is a village situated in Kharagpur - II block of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 42 families residing in the village Paikan Karanji. The total population of Paikan Karanji is 238 out of which 131 are males and 107 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paikan Karanji is 817.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paikan Karanji village is 28 which is 12% of the total population. There are 14 male children and 14 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paikan Karanji is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (817) of Paikan Karanji village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paikan Karanji is 90%. Thus Paikan Karanji village has higher literacy rate compared to 69% of Paschim Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 97.44% and the female literacy rate is 80.65% in Paikan Karanji village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Paikan Karanji village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Paikan Karanji Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Paikan Karanji village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 28 | 14 | 14 |
| Literacy | 90% | 97.44% | 80.65% |
| Scheduled Caste | 37 | 20 | 17 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 49 | 17 | 32 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Paikan Karanji village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Paikan Karanji village out of total population, 88 were engaged in work activities. 54.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 88 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 48 | 45 | 3 |
| Cultivators | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 40 | 26 | 14 |
| Non Working | 150 | 60 | 90 |
Nearby Villages to Paikan Karanji,
Below are the list of villages near Paikan Karanji village in Kharagpur - II.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Haldi | 265 |
| Bara Karanji | 582 |
| Harina | 274 |
| Barbetya | 161 |
| Sanchaneswarpur | 271 |
| Gaurhati | 179 |
| Jaypur | 95 |
| Shyamchak | 910 |
| Sanjharia | 294 |
| Habibpur | 35 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Paikan Karanji, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - Wikipedia