Jaldha Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Medinipur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jaldha is a village situated in Ramnagar - I block of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 431 families residing in the village Jaldha. The total population of Jaldha is 2,177 out of which 1,128 are males and 1,049 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jaldha is 930.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jaldha village is 275 which is 13% of the total population. There are 142 male children and 133 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jaldha is 937 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Jaldha village.

Population
2,177
Families
431
Literacy
88.96%
Sex Ratio
930

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jaldha is 89%. Thus Jaldha village has higher literacy rate compared to 77% of Purba Medinipur district. The male literacy rate is 94.83% and the female literacy rate is 82.64% in Jaldha village.

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

Jaldha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 275 142 133
Literacy 88.96% 94.83% 82.64%
Scheduled Caste 878 454 424
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 485 193 292

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 40.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jaldha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jaldha village out of total population, 766 were engaged in work activities. 58.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 766 workers engaged in Main Work, 170 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 116 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 447 424 23
Cultivators 170 160 10
Agriculture Labourer 116 113 3
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 158 148 10
Marginal Workers 319 228 91
Non Working 1,411 476 935

Nearby Villages to Jaldha,

Below are the list of villages near Jaldha village in Ramnagar - I.

Village Population
Alampur 29
Dublabari 612
Tajpur 920
Bherichauli 446
Kshirpal 671
Nardanda 530
Chandapur 1,944
Medinipur 2,083
Kaema 248
Paya 458

Reference