Uparkechanda Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011
Uparkechanda is a village situated in Indpur block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 319 families residing in the village Uparkechanda. The total population of Uparkechanda is 1,683 out of which 877 are males and 806 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Uparkechanda is 919.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Uparkechanda village is 213 which is 13% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 109 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Uparkechanda is 1,048 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (919) of Uparkechanda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Uparkechanda is 76.5%. Thus Uparkechanda village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 87.32% and the female literacy rate is 64.42% in Uparkechanda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Uparkechanda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Uparkechanda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Uparkechanda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 213 | 104 | 109 |
| Literacy | 76.46% | 87.32% | 64.42% |
| Scheduled Caste | 582 | 285 | 297 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 559 | 202 | 357 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Uparkechanda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Uparkechanda village out of total population, 725 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 725 workers engaged in Main Work, 221 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 290 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 594 | 454 | 140 |
| Cultivators | 221 | 218 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 290 | 159 | 131 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 82 | 76 | 6 |
| Marginal Workers | 131 | 78 | 53 |
| Non Working | 958 | 345 | 613 |
Nearby Villages to Uparkechanda,
Below are the list of villages near Uparkechanda village in Indpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gobindapur | 1,036 |
| Chhotakeehanda | 259 |
| Mauladanga | 671 |
| Raghunathpur | 137 |
| Jugda | 20 |
| Harishchandrapur | 158 |
| Goaladanga | 1,153 |
| Botkula | 398 |
| Dhansantra | 1,402 |
| Bankata | 904 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Uparkechanda, Bankura, West Bengal - Wikipedia