Kamargoria Explained

Official Name:Kamargoria
Name Of Paras:Konar para, Tah para, goddas para, pal para
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India West Bengal # India
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in West Bengal, India
Coordinates:23.02°N 87.93°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Bengal
Subdivision Type1:District
Subdivision Name1:Purba Bardhaman district
Government Type:Panchayat
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:2011
Population Total:3366
Timezone:Indian Standard Time
Utc Offset:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:713408
Area Code Type:Telephone/STD code
Area Code:0321036
Blank1 Name Sec1:Lok Sabha constituency
Blank1 Info Sec1:Bardhaman Purba
Blank2 Name Sec1:Vidhan Sabha constituency
Blank2 Info Sec1:Raina

Kamargoria is a village in Raina II CD Block in Bardhaman Sadar South subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal.

Demographics

As of 2011, Kamargoria hosts 735 families. The population numbers 3,366, of which 1,741 are males while 1,625 are females.[1]

The population of children with age 0-6 is 344, comprising 10.22% of the total. The female sex ratio is 933, which is lower than West Bengal state average of 950. The child sex ratio is 944, which is lower than West Bengal average of 956.[1]

In 2011, the literacy rate was 77.93% compared to 76.26% of West Bengal. Male literacy stands at 83.06% while female literacy was 72.43%.[1]

ParticularsTotalMaleFemale
Households735--
Population3,3661,7411,625
Child (0-6)344177167
Schedule Caste989514475
Scheduled Tribe000
Literacy77.93%83.06%72.43%
Workers1,1661,052114

Castes

Kamargoria village has substantial population of Scheduled Castes constituting 29.38% of the population. No members of Scheduled Tribe live there.[2]

Economy

As of 2011, 1,166 people engaged in working activities. 92.54% of workers describe their work as their main work (employment or earning for more than 6 months/year) while 7.46% were involved in marginal activities (employment or earning for less than 6 months). 355 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 402 were agricultural labourers.[3]

Administration

As per the Constitution of India and Panchayati Raj Act, Kamargoria village is administrated by a Sarpanch (Head of the Panchayat) who is the leader of all the elected representatives of village.

Climate

Kamargoria's climate is classified as tropical. In winter, rainfall is much less than in summer. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Aw. The temperature averages 26.5 °C. The average rainfall is 1228 mm.

Notables

Education

Hare Krishna Konar Smriti patagar is one of the prominent library of West Bengal is in this village only.[4] Kamargoria Rashbehari Basu Shikshaniketan is a co-educational high school affiliated with the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/322158-kamargaria-west-bengal.html Overview of the Village
  2. http://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/322158-kamargaria-west-bengal.html Caste Factor data of the Village
  3. Web site: Kamargaria Village Population - Ranaghat - II - Nadia, West Bengal. www.census2011.co.in. 2019-03-19.
  4. Web site: Hare Krishna Konar Smriti Palli Pathagar. 2022-01-27. vvsindia.com.
  5. Web site: West Bengal Board of Secondary Education . Burdwan. WBBSE . 29 January 2019.