Karji Population, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Karji is a village situated in Ambikapur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 560 families residing in the village Karji. The total population of Karji is 2,499 out of which 1,212 are males and 1,287 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karji is 1,062.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karji village is 292 which is 12% of the total population. There are 158 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karji is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,062) of Karji village.

Population
2,499
Families
560
Literacy
65.75%
Sex Ratio
1,062

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karji is 65.7%. Thus Karji village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 77.23% and the female literacy rate is 55.25% in Karji village.

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

Karji Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 292 158 134
Literacy 65.75% 77.23% 55.25%
Scheduled Caste 280 135 145
Scheduled Tribe 907 434 473
Illiterate 1,048 398 650

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.3% of total population in Karji village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karji village out of total population, 944 were engaged in work activities. 71.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 944 workers engaged in Main Work, 334 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 172 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 676 557 119
Cultivators 334 301 33
Agriculture Labourer 172 118 54
Household Industries 23 23 0
Other Workers 147 115 32
Marginal Workers 268 113 155
Non Working 1,555 542 1,013

Nearby Villages to Karji,

Below are the list of villages near Karji village in Ambikapur.

Village Population
Shivpur 965
Hariharpur 704
Katkalo 1,765
Bartikra 1,013
Darima 2,824
Kanthi 2,395
Chhind Kalo 1,688
Khala 1,376
Koteya 1,928
Bakalo 1,219

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