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Dholkat Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Dholkat is a medium size village located in Jhargram Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 76 families residing. The Dholkat village has population of 328 of which 165 are males while 163 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dholkat village population of children with age 0-6 is 24 which makes up 7.32 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dholkat village is 988 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Dholkat as per census is 333, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Dholkat village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Dholkat village was 62.83 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Dholkat Male literacy stands at 64.63 % while female literacy rate was 61.15 %.

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

Dholkat Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 76 - -
Population 328 165 163
Child (0-6) 24 18 6
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 21 10 11
Literacy 62.83 % 64.63 % 61.15 %
Total Workers 205 108 97
Main Worker 63 - -
Marginal Worker 142 70 72

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 6.40 % of total population in Dholkat village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Dholkat village of Paschim Medinipur.

Work Profile

In Dholkat village out of total population, 205 were engaged in work activities. 30.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 205 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 62 were Agricultural labourer.