Jurga Population, Caste, Working Data Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Jurga is a village situated in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 280 families residing in the village Jurga. The total population of Jurga is 1,361 out of which 678 are males and 683 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jurga is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jurga village is 153 which is 11% of the total population. There are 83 male children and 70 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jurga is 843 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Jurga village.

Population
1,361
Families
280
Literacy
72.6%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jurga is 72.6%. Thus Jurga village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.2% of Uttarkashi district. The male literacy rate is 89.24% and the female literacy rate is 56.44% in Jurga village.

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

Jurga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 153 83 70
Literacy 72.6% 89.24% 56.44%
Scheduled Caste 425 224 201
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 484 147 337

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jurga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jurga village out of total population, 517 were engaged in work activities. 89% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 517 workers engaged in Main Work, 388 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 21 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 460 238 222
Cultivators 388 178 210
Agriculture Labourer 21 18 3
Household Industries 6 4 2
Other Workers 45 38 7
Marginal Workers 57 41 16
Non Working 844 399 445

Nearby Villages to Jurga,

Below are the list of villages near Jurga village in Dunda.

Village Population
Tipra 288
Harathi 417
Reshgi 119
Bandu 192
Jugiara 116
Jineth 345
Loldu 74
Painthar 316
Pujyar Gaon 309
Mainol 494

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