Howkip Punji Population, Caste, Working Data Cachar, Assam - Census 2011

Howkip Punji is a village situated in Lakhipur circle of Cachar district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 50 families residing in the village Howkip Punji. The total population of Howkip Punji is 274 out of which 133 are males and 141 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Howkip Punji is 1,060.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Howkip Punji village is 32 which is 12% of the total population. There are 16 male children and 16 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Howkip Punji is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,060) of Howkip Punji village.

Population
274
Families
50
Literacy
96.69%
Sex Ratio
1,060

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Howkip Punji is 96.7%. Thus Howkip Punji village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Cachar district. The male literacy rate is 100% and the female literacy rate is 93.6% in Howkip Punji village.

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

Howkip Punji Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 32 16 16
Literacy 96.69% 100% 93.6%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 137 64 73
Illiterate 40 16 24

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 50% of total population in Howkip Punji village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Howkip Punji village out of total population, 78 were engaged in work activities. 69.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 54 37 17
Cultivators 12 9 3
Agriculture Labourer 2 0 2
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 38 26 12
Marginal Workers 24 15 9
Non Working 196 81 115

Nearby Villages to Howkip Punji,

Below are the list of villages near Howkip Punji village in Lakhipur.

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