Jokha Population, Caste, Working Data Surat, Gujarat - Census 2011

Jokha is a village situated in Kamrej taluka of Surat district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 438 families residing in the village Jokha. The total population of Jokha is 2,085 out of which 1,048 are males and 1,037 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jokha is 990.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jokha village is 236 which is 11% of the total population. There are 119 male children and 117 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jokha is 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (990) of Jokha village.

Population
2,085
Families
438
Literacy
69.23%
Sex Ratio
990

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jokha is 69.2%. Thus Jokha village has lower literacy rate compared to 75.2% of Surat district. The male literacy rate is 72.77% and the female literacy rate is 65.65% in Jokha village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Jokha village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jokha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Jokha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 236 119 117
Literacy 69.23% 72.77% 65.65%
Scheduled Caste 161 75 86
Scheduled Tribe 992 489 503
Illiterate 805 372 433

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 47.6% of total population in Jokha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jokha village out of total population, 994 were engaged in work activities. 94.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 994 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 571 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 936 635 301
Cultivators 133 132 1
Agriculture Labourer 571 313 258
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 223 183 40
Marginal Workers 58 31 27
Non Working 1,091 382 709

Nearby Villages to Jokha,

Below are the list of villages near Jokha village in Kamrej.

Village Population
Simadi 874
Asta 1,375
Kathodara 2,625
Sevni 3,850
Khadsad 1,044
Delad 1,294
Pasodara 860
Dethli 298
Vav 7,053
Vihan 2,289

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