Larchak Population - Maldah, West Bengal

Larchak is a large village located in Kaliachak - III Block of Maldah district, West Bengal with total 501 families residing. The Larchak village has population of 2496 of which 1304 are males while 1192 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Larchak village population of children with age 0-6 is 354 which makes up 14.18 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Larchak village is 914 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Larchak as per census is 853, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Larchak village has lower literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Larchak village was 57.84 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Larchak Male literacy stands at 63.97 % while female literacy rate was 51.21 %.

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

Larchak Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	501	-	-
Population	2,496	1,304	1,192
Child (0-6)	354	191	163
Schedule Caste	2,226	1,167	1,059
Schedule Tribe	2	0	2
Literacy	57.84 %	63.97 %	51.21 %
Total Workers	1,078	667	411
Main Worker	523	-	-
Marginal Worker	555	208	347

Caste Factor

In Larchak village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 89.18 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.08 % of total population in Larchak village.

Work Profile

In Larchak village out of total population, 1078 were engaged in work activities. 48.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 51.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1078 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 214 were Agricultural labourer.