Rantan Population, Caste, Working Data South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal - Census 2011

Rantan is a village situated in Falta block of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 222 families residing in the village Rantan. The total population of Rantan is 879 out of which 465 are males and 414 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Rantan is 890.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Rantan village is 62 which is 7% of the total population. There are 34 male children and 28 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Rantan is 824 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (890) of Rantan village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Rantan is 89.4%. Thus Rantan village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.8% of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The male literacy rate is 95.59% and the female literacy rate is 82.38% in Rantan village.

Population
879
Families
222
Literacy
89.35%
Sex Ratio
890

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

Rantan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 62 34 28
Literacy 89.35% 95.59% 82.38%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 149 53 96

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Rantan village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Rantan village out of total population, 336 were engaged in work activities. 91.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 336 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 306 277 29
Cultivators 59 57 2
Agriculture Labourer 7 7 0
Household Industries 12 6 6
Other Workers 228 207 21
Marginal Workers 30 14 16
Non Working 543 174 369

Map of Rantan, South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal


Nearby Villages to Rantan, Falta

Below are the list of villages near Rantan village in Falta.

Village Population
Purba Gopalpur 1,038
Chaluary 4,708
Pikhira 571
Niyogirat 2,314
Sasan 772
Durbarat 1,202
Tajpur 1,240
Kotaldanga 691
Gazipur 1,250
Benapur 1,373

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