Handighara Population, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Handighara is a village situated in Purusottampur block of Ganjam district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 320 families residing in the village Handighara. The total population of Handighara is 1,549 out of which 765 are males and 784 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Handighara is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Handighara village is 174 which is 11% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Handighara is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Handighara village.

Population
1,549
Families
320
Literacy
71.35%
Sex Ratio
1,025

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Handighara is 71.3%. Thus Handighara village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.6% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 84.62% and the female literacy rate is 58.51% in Handighara village.

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

Handighara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 174 89 85
Literacy 71.35% 84.62% 58.51%
Scheduled Caste 610 299 311
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 568 193 375

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 39.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Handighara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Handighara village out of total population, 660 were engaged in work activities. 59.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 660 workers engaged in Main Work, 160 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 394 321 73
Cultivators 160 133 27
Agriculture Labourer 17 13 4
Household Industries 9 5 4
Other Workers 208 170 38
Marginal Workers 266 95 171
Non Working 889 349 540

Nearby Villages to Handighara,

Below are the list of villages near Handighara village in Purusottampur.

Village Population
Gobindapur 1,181
Jaleswarkhandi 1,115
Raipur 2,230
Khajipalli 718
Narasingpur 662
Pratappur 3,153
Jaganathapalli 796
Jaganathpur 854
Aladigan 1,893
Hindula 1,486

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