Ekma Population, Caste, Working Data Sundargarh, Odisha - Census 2011

Ekma is a village situated in Baragaon block of Sundargarh district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 514 families residing in the village Ekma. The total population of Ekma is 2,534 out of which 1,228 are males and 1,306 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekma is 1,064.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ekma village is 298 which is 12% of the total population. There are 154 male children and 144 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekma is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,064) of Ekma village.

Population
2,534
Families
514
Literacy
62.88%
Sex Ratio
1,064

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekma is 62.9%. Thus Ekma village has lower literacy rate compared to 64.1% of Sundargarh district. The male literacy rate is 68.53% and the female literacy rate is 57.66% in Ekma village.

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

Ekma Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 298 154 144
Literacy 62.88% 68.53% 57.66%
Scheduled Caste 202 102 100
Scheduled Tribe 1,885 893 992
Illiterate 1,128 492 636

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 74.4% of total population in Ekma village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ekma village out of total population, 1,097 were engaged in work activities. 43.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,097 workers engaged in Main Work, 234 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 478 421 57
Cultivators 234 228 6
Agriculture Labourer 22 13 9
Household Industries 15 13 2
Other Workers 207 167 40
Marginal Workers 619 206 413
Non Working 1,437 601 836

Nearby Villages to Ekma,

Below are the list of villages near Ekma village in Baragaon.

Village Population
Timna 2,480
Padampur 614
Geleibahal 808
Aludega 665
Bamdera 666
Petfod 585
Bansikar 548
Rungaon 1,632
Lakraghara 823
Badkhaman 422

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