Jotha Population, Caste, Working Data Banka, Bihar - Census 2011

Jotha is a village situated in Dhuraiya block of Banka district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 936 families residing in the village Jotha. The total population of Jotha is 4,686 out of which 2,453 are males and 2,233 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jotha is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jotha village is 846 which is 18% of the total population. There are 426 male children and 420 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jotha is 986 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910) of Jotha village.

Population
4,686
Families
936
Literacy
72.63%
Sex Ratio
910

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jotha is 72.6%. Thus Jotha village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.4% of Banka district. The male literacy rate is 79.28% and the female literacy rate is 65.2% in Jotha village.

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

Jotha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 846 426 420
Literacy 72.63% 79.28% 65.2%
Scheduled Caste 972 504 468
Scheduled Tribe 104 50 54
Illiterate 1,897 846 1,051

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.2% of total population in Jotha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jotha village out of total population, 1,881 were engaged in work activities. 38.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,881 workers engaged in Main Work, 162 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 325 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 720 544 176
Cultivators 162 133 29
Agriculture Labourer 325 233 92
Household Industries 46 35 11
Other Workers 187 143 44
Marginal Workers 1,161 599 562
Non Working 2,805 1,310 1,495

Nearby Villages to Jotha,

Below are the list of villages near Jotha village in Dhuraiya.

Village Population
Joki 1,552
BaniaChak 1,812
Kharaundha 377
Parihar 1,050
Parsa 933
Ramandih 1,838
Ranjodha 827
Kadma 3,928
Bhalui 2,042
Marpa 255

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