Kadighat Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Kadighat is a village situated in Gangarampur block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 718 families residing in the village Kadighat. The total population of Kadighat is 3,329 out of which 1,753 are males and 1,576 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kadighat is 899.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kadighat village is 447 which is 13% of the total population. There are 240 male children and 207 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kadighat is 862 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (899) of Kadighat village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kadighat is 54%. Thus Kadighat village has a lower literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 59.15% and the female literacy rate is 48.21% in Kadighat village.

Population
3,329
Families
718
Literacy
53.96%
Sex Ratio
899

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

Kadighat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 447 240 207
Literacy 53.96% 59.15% 48.21%
Scheduled Caste 1,827 972 855
Scheduled Tribe 71 38 33
Illiterate 1,774 858 916

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Kadighat village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kadighat village out of total population, 1,552 were engaged in work activities. 97.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,552 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 132 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,512 1,017 495
Cultivators 49 42 7
Agriculture Labourer 132 60 72
Household Industries 392 77 315
Other Workers 939 838 101
Marginal Workers 40 15 25
Non Working 1,777 721 1,056

Map of Kadighat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Kadighat, Gangarampur

Below are the list of villages near Kadighat village in Gangarampur.

Village Population
Belbari 7,216
Puranpara 1,416
Jaypur 7,928
Kamarpukuria 257
Jadab Bati 1,868
Durgapur 2,100
Sayrapur 1,438
Bishnupur 229
Burinagar 438
Saidpur 1,234

Reference