Jotejagat Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jotejagat is a village situated in Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 156 families residing in the village Jotejagat. The total population of Jotejagat is 585 out of which 302 are males and 283 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jotejagat is 937.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jotejagat village is 46 which is 8% of the total population. There are 27 male children and 19 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jotejagat is 704 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Jotejagat village.

Population
585
Families
156
Literacy
69.2%
Sex Ratio
937

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jotejagat is 69.2%. Thus Jotejagat village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.6% of Dakshin Dinajpur district. The male literacy rate is 74.91% and the female literacy rate is 63.26% in Jotejagat village.

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

Jotejagat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 46 27 19
Literacy 69.2% 74.91% 63.26%
Scheduled Caste 326 166 160
Scheduled Tribe 117 63 54
Illiterate 212 96 116

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 55.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20% of total population in Jotejagat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jotejagat village out of total population, 310 were engaged in work activities. 73.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 310 workers engaged in Main Work, 108 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 227 173 54
Cultivators 108 102 6
Agriculture Labourer 77 58 19
Household Industries 7 2 5
Other Workers 35 11 24
Marginal Workers 83 16 67
Non Working 275 113 162

Nearby Villages to Jotejagat,

Below are the list of villages near Jotejagat village in Balurghat.

Village Population
Anantapur 82
Kashtagar 361
Purbba Maheshpur 297
Kashipukur 98
Hariharpur 1,370
Begunbari 420
Banhat 885
Rajapur 498
Raypur 1,020
Chandipur 277

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