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Keshargarya Population - Puruliya, West Bengal

Keshargarya is a medium size village located in Purulia - I Block of Puruliya district, West Bengal with total 138 families residing. The Keshargarya village has population of 720 of which 368 are males while 352 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Keshargarya village population of children with age 0-6 is 144 which makes up 20.00 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Keshargarya village is 957 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Keshargarya as per census is 1215, higher than West Bengal average of 956.

Keshargarya village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Keshargarya village was 60.42 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Keshargarya Male literacy stands at 69.64 % while female literacy rate was 50.18 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Keshargarya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Keshargarya village.

Keshargarya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 138 - -
Population 720 368 352
Child (0-6) 144 65 79
Schedule Caste 38 18 20
Schedule Tribe 172 87 85
Literacy 60.42 % 69.64 % 50.18 %
Total Workers 414 210 204
Main Worker 11 - -
Marginal Worker 403 205 198

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 23.89 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 5.28 % of total population in Keshargarya village.

Work Profile

In Keshargarya village out of total population, 414 were engaged in work activities. 2.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 414 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.