Chamta Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011
Chamta is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 117 families residing in the village Chamta. The total population of Chamta is 468 out of which 244 are males and 224 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chamta is 918.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chamta village is 44 which is 9% of the total population. There are 25 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chamta is 760 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Chamta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chamta is 71.7%. Thus Chamta village has a higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 82.19% and the female literacy rate is 60.49% in Chamta village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chamta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Chamta Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chamta village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 44 | 25 | 19 |
| Literacy | 71.7% | 82.19% | 60.49% |
| Scheduled Caste | 158 | 81 | 77 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 45 | 22 | 23 |
| Illiterate | 164 | 64 | 100 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.6% of total population in Chamta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Chamta village out of total population, 155 were engaged in work activities. 93.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 155 workers engaged in Main Work, 7 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 145 | 133 | 12 |
| Cultivators | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 32 | 30 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 102 | 93 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Non Working | 313 | 105 | 208 |
Map of Chamta, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Chamta, Balurghat
Below are the list of villages near Chamta village in Balurghat.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Katna | 507 |
| Gobindpur | 705 |
| Mamna | 590 |
| Belain | 661 |
| Paschim Mustafapur | 433 |
| Dhaul | 370 |
| Kuaran | 1,381 |
| Chandradaula | 287 |
| Chak Chandan | 813 |
| Mangalpur | 1,584 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chamta, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Wikipedia