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Kanja Gerya Population - Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal

Kanja Gerya is a medium size village located in Keshpur Block of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 110 families residing. The Kanja Gerya village has population of 470 of which 232 are males while 238 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanja Gerya village population of children with age 0-6 is 70 which makes up 14.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanja Gerya village is 1026 which is higher than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanja Gerya as per census is 944, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Kanja Gerya village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanja Gerya village was 72.25 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kanja Gerya Male literacy stands at 80.61 % while female literacy rate was 64.22 %.

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

Kanja Gerya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 110 - -
Population 470 232 238
Child (0-6) 70 36 34
Schedule Caste 239 116 123
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 72.25 % 80.61 % 64.22 %
Total Workers 202 135 67
Main Worker 157 - -
Marginal Worker 45 19 26

Caste Factor

In Kanja Gerya village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 50.85 % of total population in Kanja Gerya village. The village Kanja Gerya currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kanja Gerya village out of total population, 202 were engaged in work activities. 77.72 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.28 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 202 workers engaged in Main Work, 40 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.