Barafa Population, Caste, Working Data Kalahandi, Odisha - Census 2011

Barafa is a village situated in Kegaon block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 425 families residing in the village Barafa. The total population of Barafa is 1,792 out of which 883 are males and 909 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barafa is 1,029.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barafa village is 249 which is 14% of the total population. There are 124 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barafa is 1,008 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,029) of Barafa village.

Population
1,792
Families
425
Literacy
67.53%
Sex Ratio
1,029

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barafa is 67.5%. Thus Barafa village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Kalahandi district. The male literacy rate is 80.63% and the female literacy rate is 54.85% in Barafa village.

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

Barafa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 249 124 125
Literacy 67.53% 80.63% 54.85%
Scheduled Caste 553 275 278
Scheduled Tribe 426 210 216
Illiterate 750 271 479

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.8% of total population in Barafa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barafa village out of total population, 766 were engaged in work activities. 22.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 766 workers engaged in Main Work, 52 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 175 166 9
Cultivators 52 51 1
Agriculture Labourer 34 34 0
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 87 79 8
Marginal Workers 591 312 279
Non Working 1,026 405 621

Nearby Villages to Barafa,

Below are the list of villages near Barafa village in Kegaon.

Village Population
Balipati 1,298
Dumuria 1,158
Kulerguda 627
Gandbasa 284
Aratala 1,517
Salegaon 597
Ajarai 1,091
Rojanapur 324
Urlang 228
Sikuan 306

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