Gantar Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Gantar is a village situated in Memari - I block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 599 families residing in the village Gantar. The total population of Gantar is 2,637 out of which 1,353 are males and 1,284 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gantar is 949.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Gantar village is 229 which is 9% of the total population. There are 115 male children and 114 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gantar is 991 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Gantar village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gantar is 73%. Thus Gantar village has a higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 76.74% and the female literacy rate is 68.97% in Gantar village.

Population
2,637
Families
599
Literacy
72.97%
Sex Ratio
949

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gantar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Gantar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gantar village.

Total Male Female
Children 229 115 114
Literacy 72.97% 76.74% 68.97%
Scheduled Caste 1,400 706 694
Scheduled Tribe 57 27 30
Illiterate 880 403 477

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 53.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Gantar village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gantar village out of total population, 1,112 were engaged in work activities. 92.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,112 workers engaged in Main Work, 190 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 574 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,031 788 243
Cultivators 190 188 2
Agriculture Labourer 574 400 174
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 261 195 66
Marginal Workers 81 44 37
Non Working 1,525 521 1,004

Map of Gantar, Barddhaman, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Gantar, Memari - I

Below are the list of villages near Gantar village in Memari - I.

Village Population
Andur 997
Sankarpur 1,925
Mandaljana 2,489
Bijra 2,860
Shriharipur 400
Iswampur 518
Partona 342
Merua 1,079
Panchkhea 614
Durgadanga 1,362

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