Jam Population, Caste, Working Data Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Jam is a village situated in Katangi tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 630 families residing in the village Jam. The total population of Jam is 2,922 out of which 1,435 are males and 1,487 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jam is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jam village is 384 which is 13% of the total population. There are 199 male children and 185 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jam is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Jam village.

Population
2,922
Families
630
Literacy
82.03%
Sex Ratio
1,036

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jam is 82%. Thus Jam village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of Balaghat district. The male literacy rate is 89.08% and the female literacy rate is 75.35% in Jam village.

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

Jam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 384 199 185
Literacy 82.03% 89.08% 75.35%
Scheduled Caste 280 127 153
Scheduled Tribe 439 210 229
Illiterate 840 334 506

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15% of total population in Jam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jam village out of total population, 1,750 were engaged in work activities. 58.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,750 workers engaged in Main Work, 701 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 240 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,018 634 384
Cultivators 701 435 266
Agriculture Labourer 240 143 97
Household Industries 17 8 9
Other Workers 60 48 12
Marginal Workers 732 288 444
Non Working 1,172 513 659

Nearby Villages to Jam,

Below are the list of villages near Jam village in Katangi.

Village Population
Agri 823
Lohagri Ryt. 362
Lakhanwada 1,366
Arjuni 1,268
Barud 1,723
Jarah Mohgaon 3,728
Sirpur 2,510
Bahakal 1,406
Tekadi 987
Atri 789

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