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Kalagechhe Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Kalagechhe is a large village located in Panskura Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 542 families residing. The Kalagechhe village has population of 2385 of which 1219 are males while 1166 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kalagechhe village population of children with age 0-6 is 291 which makes up 12.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kalagechhe village is 957 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kalagechhe as per census is 890, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Kalagechhe village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kalagechhe village was 90.35 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kalagechhe Male literacy stands at 96.34 % while female literacy rate was 84.16 %.

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

Kalagechhe Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 542 - -
Population 2,385 1,219 1,166
Child (0-6) 291 154 137
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 90.35 % 96.34 % 84.16 %
Total Workers 1,136 729 407
Main Worker 600 - -
Marginal Worker 536 283 253

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Kalagechhe village of Purba Medinipur district.

Work Profile

In Kalagechhe village out of total population, 1136 were engaged in work activities. 52.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1136 workers engaged in Main Work, 59 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourer.