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Latitude- 22 18’20.04”

Longitude- 87 17’54.33”

Total population of Kharagpur- 289631

Total population of ward no 34- 7418(According to 2011 census data)

Total area of Kharagpur- 90 SqKm

Population Density of Kharagpur- 3218 persons/sq.km

Total area of ward no 34- 189 acres (0.76 sqkm)

Population Density of ward no 34- 2318 persons/sq.km 550.7 du/sq.km

Map of kharagpur municipal Area

Source – Kharagpur Municipality

Wardno.34 occupies about 1% of the total share of land in Kharagpur

municipality and has about 3% of the total population.

Inference : Population of ward 34 has increased by 11%.Where as the total population of Kharagpur has increased by 35%.

•Population growth of ward 34 is lesser than Kharagpur because of lesser in migration. Some plots are not sold to the people who are not Bengalis even if there is no provision for rent for them.

•In some areas infrastructure is not so good.So,people don’t like to reside over there.

Population growth in Kharagpur Municipal Area

Population Comparison of all wards in Kharagpur (census 2011)

Source – Kharagpur Municipality

Sex RatioIndia : 940

Kharagpur: 951

Ward no. 33 : 1008

Observation- Male population is 50% of the total Male-Female ratio is almost 50:50.

Inference- The sex ratio of ward 33 is significantly higher than the national average indicating a higher standard of security for women in the society.

Observation- Average household size- 4.5 , equal to the household size of West Bengal whereas the average household size of India is 4.8.

Inference- It indicates more number of nuclear families compared with multi-generational families.It also indicates the more no of people work at secondary and tertiary sectors.

Source – Household Survey

Observations : There are 570 families living below poverty line in this ward which forms 32% of the total population share. There are lots of disparity among the working population having economically weaker income group to people from High Income Group in the same ward.

Suggestions: The women of this section could be employed in home based small-scale industries like handicrafts.Training centres /workshops are required for such vocational training.

0-6AgeGroupSexRatio 0-6 Age GroupIndia : 1.09 males/female

Kharagpur : 1.06 males/female

Ward no.33 :1.19 males/female

Observation: •Share of 0-6 age group is 8% of total population

•Total number of children in ward no. 33 is 628

•Percentage of male children is 54%.

•The child sex ratio of ward no.33 is 1.19 males / female which

is even higher than national average of 1.09 males / female.Suggestions:

There is a need for specialized mother-child care

centers in this area. Since there is 8% population of

children in this ward, tot lots / secured play areas and

parks are required for their physical and mental

development.

Source – Kharagpur Municipality

Children Park

30sqm/child

Ethnicity :

Observation : •Most prominent religion in ward 34 is Hinduism.•Large number of people are Bengali spoken.•Total percentage share of SC,ST,OBC is about17%.•Origin of most of the population is West Bengal. Some people migrated from Bangladesh during Indo-Bangladesh partition.

Suggestions: •Homogeneity of religion can be observed in ward 34.•A common space is required where people from various origin can Interact with each other and where they can exhibit their art & culture.

Ethnicity

Mother tongue

Source – Household Survey

Household ownership & Duration of stay:

Observation : •Household ownership by males is 91%.•Household ownership by females is 9%.•Most of the population in this area are living here from More than 20 years.•Lack of rise of social status of women in society canbe observed as the percentage of women holding is lesser.

Suggestions: •Rise of social status of women in the society isnecessary.•People settled in this area after the Indo-bangladeshPartition. People migrated in this area when IIT was established due to job opportunities.•Due to the undeveloped infrastructure like roads,Drainage, garbage disposal in-migration has becomeLesser.So,there is less population staying for less than 20 years.

Source – Household Survey

Literacy rate:

Observation : •Total population is not literate.81% of the total populationare literate.•More male population is literate than femalePopulation.•Most of the children attend school which is in IITCampus.

Suggestions :

•Efforts should be given to make the total population literate.•Literacy rate should be more or less same among male & female population.•A good school should be established in the ward so thatchildren need to go outside the ward for schooling.•Adults schools can be introduced among the people .

Source – Kharagpur Municipality

Socio-economic Distribution:

Observation : •Dependant population is 69%.•Workforce population is 31%•Most of the population has income 7501-12500•Most of the population has expenditure is 7501-12500 Suggestions : •Most of the population are Lower Middleclass.•Larger number of dependant population.Income generation in this area is necessary.There is no option for increasing the tax which can create difficulty for further development of this ward.

Income Distribution

Expenditure

Working and Non-Working Population

Source – Household survey

Settlement of E.W.S people

Cluster of Bangladeshi people

Cluster of People from Andhra

No. Of people

IncomeProportion of income belonging to each group

Proportion of each group to total population

Cumulative proportion of income

Cumulative proportion of population

22 2500-5000 0.046 0.082 0.046 0.082

50 5000-7500 0.077 0.188 0.123 0.270

70 7500-12500 0.123 0.263 0.246 0.533

38 12500 – 17500 0.185 0.142 0.431 0.675

30 17500 – 25500 0.262 0.113 0.693 0.788

56 >25000 0.308 0.210 1 1

total 81250 1 1 1 1

Socio-economic Distribution:

Observation:•The convex nature of the Lorenz curve points out the inequality in income distribution.Suggestions :•Programs should be implemented to increase the job opportunities among LIG groups. •Programs like adults schools can be introduced among the people .