Ajhapur Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Ajhapur is a village situated in Jamalpur block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,065 families residing in the village Ajhapur. The total population of Ajhapur is 8,502 out of which 4,308 are males and 4,194 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ajhapur is 974.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ajhapur village is 983 which is 12% of the total population. There are 512 male children and 471 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ajhapur is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (974) of Ajhapur village.

Population
8,502
Families
2,065
Literacy
66.51%
Sex Ratio
974

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ajhapur is 66.5%. Thus Ajhapur village has lower literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 73.68% and the female literacy rate is 59.2% in Ajhapur village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ajhapur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Ajhapur Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ajhapur village.

Total Male Female
Children 983 512 471
Literacy 66.51% 73.68% 59.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,318 1,666 1,652
Scheduled Tribe 1,843 917 926
Illiterate 3,501 1,511 1,990

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.7% of total population in Ajhapur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ajhapur village out of total population, 3,927 were engaged in work activities. 86% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,927 workers engaged in Main Work, 226 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,042 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,377 2,411 966
Cultivators 226 208 18
Agriculture Labourer 2,042 1,281 761
Household Industries 74 57 17
Other Workers 1,035 865 170
Marginal Workers 550 204 346
Non Working 4,575 1,693 2,882

Nearby Villages to Ajhapur,

Below are the list of villages near Ajhapur village in Jamalpur.

Village Population
Sanchra 3,846
Purbba Sadipur 407
Keliri 1,297
Shalmula 3,836
Basishtapur 1,386
Dattapur 2,361
Nabagram 6,298
Dhuluk 2,906
Ruppur 6,866
Faimpur 569

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