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Paitkakhocha Population - Jalpaiguri, West Bengal

Paitkakhocha is a large village located in Maynaguri Block of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal with total 505 families residing. The Paitkakhocha village has population of 2382 of which 1250 are males while 1132 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paitkakhocha village population of children with age 0-6 is 329 which makes up 13.81 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paitkakhocha village is 906 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Paitkakhocha as per census is 808, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Paitkakhocha village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Paitkakhocha village was 84.07 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Paitkakhocha Male literacy stands at 89.23 % while female literacy rate was 78.48 %.

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

Paitkakhocha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 505 - -
Population 2,382 1,250 1,132
Child (0-6) 329 182 147
Schedule Caste 1,470 772 698
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 84.07 % 89.23 % 78.48 %
Total Workers 1,099 689 410
Main Worker 844 - -
Marginal Worker 255 65 190

Caste Factor

In Paitkakhocha village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 61.71 % of total population in Paitkakhocha village. The village Paitkakhocha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Paitkakhocha village out of total population, 1099 were engaged in work activities. 76.80 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.20 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1099 workers engaged in Main Work, 256 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 155 were Agricultural labourer.