Jharigan Population, Caste, Working Data Nabarangapur, Odisha - Census 2011

Jharigan is a village situated in Jharigan block of Nabarangapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,990 families residing in the village Jharigan. The total population of Jharigan is 8,463 out of which 4,228 are males and 4,235 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jharigan is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jharigan village is 1570 which is 19% of the total population. There are 771 male children and 799 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jharigan is 1,036 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,002) of Jharigan village.

Population
8,463
Families
1,990
Literacy
42.36%
Sex Ratio
1,002

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jharigan is 42.4%. Thus Jharigan village has higher literacy rate compared to 38.5% of Nabarangapur district. The male literacy rate is 54.24% and the female literacy rate is 30.41% in Jharigan village.

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

Jharigan Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,570 771 799
Literacy 42.36% 54.24% 30.41%
Scheduled Caste 662 329 333
Scheduled Tribe 4,513 2,227 2,286
Illiterate 5,543 2,353 3,190

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53.3% of total population in Jharigan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jharigan village out of total population, 5,134 were engaged in work activities. 55.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,134 workers engaged in Main Work, 2,035 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 341 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,845 2,157 688
Cultivators 2,035 1,546 489
Agriculture Labourer 341 229 112
Household Industries 54 39 15
Other Workers 415 343 72
Marginal Workers 2,289 594 1,695
Non Working 3,329 1,477 1,852

Nearby Villages to Jharigan,

Below are the list of villages near Jharigan village in Jharigan.

Village Population
Kuturichapar 869
Banjiamba 1,686
Chikili 2,509
Gurusinga 306
Nuagan 1,431
Kusumi 2,006
Lambidora 789
Junapani 2,144
Dhanpur 1,607
Pandragandi 229

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