Jalukhan Population, Caste, Working Data Murshidabad, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jalukhan is a village situated in Nabagram block of Murshidabad district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 277 families residing in the village Jalukhan. The total population of Jalukhan is 1,230 out of which 630 are males and 600 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jalukhan is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jalukhan village is 165 which is 13% of the total population. There are 80 male children and 85 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jalukhan is 1,062 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Jalukhan village.

Population
1,230
Families
277
Literacy
68.83%
Sex Ratio
952

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jalukhan is 68.8%. Thus Jalukhan village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.1% of Murshidabad district. The male literacy rate is 77.64% and the female literacy rate is 59.42% in Jalukhan village.

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

Jalukhan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 165 80 85
Literacy 68.83% 77.64% 59.42%
Scheduled Caste 580 304 276
Scheduled Tribe 409 207 202
Illiterate 497 203 294

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 47.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.3% of total population in Jalukhan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jalukhan village out of total population, 498 were engaged in work activities. 98.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 498 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 362 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 489 363 126
Cultivators 71 60 11
Agriculture Labourer 362 260 102
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 55 42 13
Marginal Workers 9 4 5
Non Working 732 263 469

Nearby Villages to Jalukhan,

Below are the list of villages near Jalukhan village in Nabagram.

Village Population
Panchanandapur 1,037
Bichhuti 1,386
Bahala 1,087
Mugroldanga 256
Chandpur 167
Brahmapur 639
Itasaran 1,772
Palsa 2,084
Maminabad 2,423
Gorara 1,252

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