Contai is a Municipality city in district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Contai city is divided into 20 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. The Contai Municipality has population of 92,226 of which 49,031 are males while 43,195 are females as per report released by Census India 2011.
Population of Children with age of 0-6 is 8440 which is 9.15 % of total population of Contai (M). In Contai Municipality, Female Sex Ratio is of 881 against state average of 950. Moreover Child Sex Ratio in Contai is around 956 compared to West Bengal state average of 956. Literacy rate of Contai city is 93.69 % higher than state average of 76.26 %. In Contai, Male literacy is around 96.07 % while female literacy rate is 90.96 %.
Contai Municipality has total administration over 16,760 houses to which it supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.
Contai 2024 Population
Current estimated population of Contai Municipality in 2024 is approximately
128,000.
The schedule census of 2021 for Contai city is postponed due to covid. We believe new population census for Contai city will be conducted in 2024 and same will be updated once its done. The current data for Contai town are estimated only but all 2011 figures are accurate.
Contai Caste Factor
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.44 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.41 % of total population in Contai (M).
Contai Work Profile
Out of total population, 30,215 were engaged in work or business activity. Of this 24,240 were males while 5,975 were females. In census survey, worker is defined as person who does business, job, service, and cultivator and labour activity.
Of total 30215 working population, 87.69 % were engaged in Main Work while 12.31 % of total workers were engaged in Marginal Work.