Bokajan Population, Caste, Working Data Sonitpur, Assam - Census 2011

Bokajan is a village situated in Chariduar circle of Sonitpur district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,958 families residing in the village Bokajan. The total population of Bokajan is 4,717 out of which 2,670 are males and 2,047 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bokajan is 767.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bokajan village is 662 which is 14% of the total population. There are 327 male children and 335 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bokajan is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (767) of Bokajan village.

Population
4,717
Families
1,958
Literacy
84.19%
Sex Ratio
767

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bokajan is 84.2%. Thus Bokajan village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.6% of Sonitpur district. The male literacy rate is 89.93% and the female literacy rate is 76.34% in Bokajan village.

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

Bokajan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 662 327 335
Literacy 84.19% 89.93% 76.34%
Scheduled Caste 41 25 16
Scheduled Tribe 38 21 17
Illiterate 1,303 563 740

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Bokajan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bokajan village out of total population, 2,248 were engaged in work activities. 72.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,248 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,620 1,470 150
Cultivators 25 21 4
Agriculture Labourer 8 5 3
Household Industries 22 19 3
Other Workers 1,565 1,425 140
Marginal Workers 628 402 226
Non Working 2,469 798 1,671

Nearby Villages to Bokajan,

Below are the list of villages near Bokajan village in Chariduar.

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