Kerta Population, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Kerta is a village situated in Pratappur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 510 families residing in the village Kerta. The total population of Kerta is 2,318 out of which 1,209 are males and 1,109 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kerta is 917.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kerta village is 369 which is 16% of the total population. There are 186 male children and 183 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kerta is 984 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Kerta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kerta is 51.5%. Thus Kerta village has a higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 61.19% and the female literacy rate is 40.71% in Kerta village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kerta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kerta Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kerta village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 369 | 186 | 183 |
| Literacy | 51.46% | 61.19% | 40.71% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,616 | 852 | 764 |
| Illiterate | 1,315 | 583 | 732 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 69.7% of total population in Kerta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kerta village out of total population, 763 were engaged in work activities. 77.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 763 workers engaged in Main Work, 484 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 593 | 551 | 42 |
| Cultivators | 484 | 459 | 25 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 84 | 72 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 170 | 98 | 72 |
| Non Working | 1,555 | 560 | 995 |
Map of Kerta, Surguja, Chhattisgarh
Nearby Villages to Kerta, Pratappur
Below are the list of villages near Kerta village in Pratappur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Madidand | 821 |
| Gaura | 951 |
| Manpur | 1,768 |
| Bagda | 2,509 |
| Dharampur | 1,486 |
| Koteya | 1,951 |
| Pampapur | 1,100 |
| Banshipur | 2,203 |
| Jagannathpur | 2,639 |
| Korandha | 1,208 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kerta, Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia