Demkajhora Population, Caste, Working Data Jalpaiguri, West Bengal - Census 2011

Demkajhora is a village situated in Mal block of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 517 families residing in the village Demkajhora. The total population of Demkajhora is 2,462 out of which 1,273 are males and 1,189 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Demkajhora is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Demkajhora village is 363 which is 15% of the total population. There are 199 male children and 164 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Demkajhora is 824 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Demkajhora village.

Population
2,462
Families
517
Literacy
56.07%
Sex Ratio
934

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Demkajhora is 56.1%. Thus Demkajhora village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.5% of Jalpaiguri district. The male literacy rate is 60.52% and the female literacy rate is 51.41% in Demkajhora village.

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

Demkajhora Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 363 199 164
Literacy 56.07% 60.52% 51.41%
Scheduled Caste 63 34 29
Scheduled Tribe 576 291 285
Illiterate 1,285 623 662

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Demkajhora village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Demkajhora village out of total population, 702 were engaged in work activities. 56.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 702 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 131 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 395 344 51
Cultivators 66 59 7
Agriculture Labourer 131 123 8
Household Industries 16 13 3
Other Workers 182 149 33
Marginal Workers 307 263 44
Non Working 1,760 666 1,094

Nearby Villages to Demkajhora,

Below are the list of villages near Demkajhora village in Mal.

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