Edal Population, Caste, Working Data Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Edal is a village situated in Gobindpur block of Saraikela-Kharsawan district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 356 families residing in the village Edal. The total population of Edal is 1,681 out of which 859 are males and 822 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edal is 957.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edal village is 198 which is 12% of the total population. There are 99 male children and 99 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edal is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (957) of Edal village.

Population
1,681
Families
356
Literacy
73.57%
Sex Ratio
957

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edal is 73.6%. Thus Edal village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.6% of Saraikela-Kharsawan district. The male literacy rate is 83.68% and the female literacy rate is 62.93% in Edal village.

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

Edal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 198 99 99
Literacy 73.57% 83.68% 62.93%
Scheduled Caste 84 39 45
Scheduled Tribe 185 91 94
Illiterate 590 223 367

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11% of total population in Edal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Edal village out of total population, 566 were engaged in work activities. 98.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 566 workers engaged in Main Work, 124 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 106 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 555 447 108
Cultivators 124 116 8
Agriculture Labourer 106 66 40
Other Workers 325 265 60
Marginal Workers 11 7 4
Non Working 1,115 405 710

Nearby Villages to Edal,

Below are the list of villages near Edal village in Gobindpur.

Village Population
Rupanachra 608
Natairuri 630
Pachrikutung 312
Nayadih 239
Khairbani 514
Dumardiha 164
Dandu 1,039
Sonardi 624
Nayasai 277
Hesal 1,730

Reference