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Kala Gechhya Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Kala Gechhya is a large village located in Kolaghat Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 548 families residing. The Kala Gechhya village has population of 2584 of which 1365 are males while 1219 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kala Gechhya village population of children with age 0-6 is 288 which makes up 11.15 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kala Gechhya village is 893 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kala Gechhya as per census is 756, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Kala Gechhya village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kala Gechhya village was 82.27 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kala Gechhya Male literacy stands at 89.01 % while female literacy rate was 74.89 %.

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

Kala Gechhya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 548 - -
Population 2,584 1,365 1,219
Child (0-6) 288 164 124
Schedule Caste 314 163 151
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 82.27 % 89.01 % 74.89 %
Total Workers 868 804 64
Main Worker 532 - -
Marginal Worker 336 304 32

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.15 % of total population in Kala Gechhya village. The village Kala Gechhya currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kala Gechhya village out of total population, 868 were engaged in work activities. 61.29 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.71 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 868 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.