Jigin Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jigin is a village situated in Gazole block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 371 families residing in the village Jigin. The total population of Jigin is 1,720 out of which 890 are males and 830 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jigin is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jigin village is 200 which is 12% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 81 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jigin is 681 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Jigin village.

Population
1,720
Families
371
Literacy
60.33%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jigin is 60.3%. Thus Jigin village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 63.55% and the female literacy rate is 57.01% in Jigin village.

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

Jigin Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 200 119 81
Literacy 60.33% 63.55% 57.01%
Scheduled Caste 956 503 453
Scheduled Tribe 155 77 78
Illiterate 803 400 403

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9% of total population in Jigin village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jigin village out of total population, 593 were engaged in work activities. 67.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 593 workers engaged in Main Work, 92 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 401 360 41
Cultivators 92 91 1
Agriculture Labourer 96 92 4
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 211 175 36
Marginal Workers 192 105 87
Non Working 1,127 425 702

Nearby Villages to Jigin,

Below are the list of villages near Jigin village in Gazole.

Village Population
Saharol 4,365
Arazi Deharul 5,934
Sekhpura 647
Jibjalsar 527
Akalpur 2,728
Raykhandighi 2,856
Bilhatia 96
Bahirgachhi 8,014
Rasikpur 1,261
Kailabad 3,741

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