Alawan Population, Caste, Working Data Nawada, Bihar - Census 2011
Alawan is a village situated in Meskaur block of Nawada district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 123 families residing in the village Alawan. The total population of Alawan is 956 out of which 427 are males and 529 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alawan is 1,239.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alawan village is 201 which is 21% of the total population. There are 98 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alawan is 1,051 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,239) of Alawan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alawan is 58.5%. Thus Alawan village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.2% of Nawada district. The male literacy rate is 77.51% and the female literacy rate is 43.9% in Alawan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Alawan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Alawan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Alawan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 201 | 98 | 103 |
| Literacy | 58.54% | 77.51% | 43.9% |
| Scheduled Caste | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 514 | 172 | 342 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Alawan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Alawan village out of total population, 177 were engaged in work activities. 18.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 81.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 177 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 33 | 29 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 144 | 142 | 2 |
| Non Working | 779 | 256 | 523 |
Nearby Villages to Alawan,
Below are the list of villages near Alawan village in Meskaur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Tetaria | 1,947 |
| Dhonrhra | 1,930 |
| Kaua Bara | 1,023 |
| Ganga Bara | 1,517 |
| Hero | 901 |
| Shekhabara | 681 |
| Majhila | 924 |
| Meksaur | 3,896 |
| Biju Bigha | 3,558 |
| Bisiait | 3,633 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Alawan, Nawada, Bihar - Wikipedia