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Kankjal Purba Population - South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal

Kankjal Purba is a medium size village located in Diamond Harbour - II Block of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal with total 220 families residing. The Kankjal Purba village has population of 931 of which 458 are males while 473 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kankjal Purba village population of children with age 0-6 is 130 which makes up 13.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kankjal Purba village is 1033 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kankjal Purba as per census is 884, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Kankjal Purba village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kankjal Purba village was 77.90 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kankjal Purba Male literacy stands at 86.63 % while female literacy rate was 69.66 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kankjal Purba 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 Kankjal Purba village.

Kankjal Purba Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 220 - -
Population 931 458 473
Child (0-6) 130 69 61
Schedule Caste 430 216 214
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 77.90 % 86.63 % 69.66 %
Total Workers 282 244 38
Main Worker 182 - -
Marginal Worker 100 85 15

Caste Factor

In Kankjal Purba village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 46.19 % of total population in Kankjal Purba village. The village Kankjal Purba currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kankjal Purba village out of total population, 282 were engaged in work activities. 64.54 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.46 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 282 workers engaged in Main Work, 11 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 41 were Agricultural labourer.