Eragaon Population, Caste, Working Data Bastar, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Eragaon is a village situated in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 339 families residing in the village Eragaon. The total population of Eragaon is 1,651 out of which 851 are males and 800 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Eragaon is 940.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Eragaon village is 209 which is 13% of the total population. There are 87 male children and 122 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Eragaon is 1,402 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (940) of Eragaon village.

Population
1,651
Families
339
Literacy
68.03%
Sex Ratio
940

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Eragaon is 68%. Thus Eragaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.1% of Bastar district. The male literacy rate is 77.09% and the female literacy rate is 57.82% in Eragaon village.

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

Eragaon Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 209 87 122
Literacy 68.03% 77.09% 57.82%
Scheduled Caste 8 4 4
Scheduled Tribe 799 407 392
Illiterate 670 262 408

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 48.4% of total population in Eragaon village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Eragaon village out of total population, 1,079 were engaged in work activities. 51.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,079 workers engaged in Main Work, 357 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 40 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 554 421 133
Cultivators 357 265 92
Agriculture Labourer 40 10 30
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 155 144 11
Marginal Workers 525 164 361
Non Working 572 266 306

Nearby Villages to Eragaon,

Below are the list of villages near Eragaon village in Keskal.

Village Population
Umla 355
Churegaon 375
Kawagaon 443
Sawalwahi 254
Dundabedma 812
Buikijuganar 416
Kalepal 315
Binjhe 1,400
Kanagaon 880
Korgaon 337

Reference