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Kala Gachhia Population - Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Kala Gachhia is a large village located in Khejuri - I Block of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal with total 478 families residing. The Kala Gachhia village has population of 2277 of which 1179 are males while 1098 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kala Gachhia village population of children with age 0-6 is 219 which makes up 9.62 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kala Gachhia village is 931 which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. Child Sex Ratio for the Kala Gachhia as per census is 921, lower than West Bengal average of 956.

Kala Gachhia village has higher literacy rate compared to West Bengal. In 2011, literacy rate of Kala Gachhia village was 92.37 % compared to 76.26 % of West Bengal. In Kala Gachhia Male literacy stands at 97.00 % while female literacy rate was 87.41 %.

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

Kala Gachhia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 478 - -
Population 2,277 1,179 1,098
Child (0-6) 219 114 105
Schedule Caste 12 4 8
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 92.37 % 97.00 % 87.41 %
Total Workers 1,087 681 406
Main Worker 500 - -
Marginal Worker 587 234 353

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.53 % of total population in Kala Gachhia village. The village Kala Gachhia currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kala Gachhia village out of total population, 1087 were engaged in work activities. 46.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1087 workers engaged in Main Work, 49 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 158 were Agricultural labourer.