Keragam Population, Caste, Working Data Nabarangapur, Odisha - Census 2011

Keragam is a village situated in Kosagumuda block of Nabarangapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 283 families residing in the village Keragam. The total population of Keragam is 1,465 out of which 734 are males and 731 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Keragam is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Keragam village is 304 which is 21% of the total population. There are 167 male children and 137 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Keragam is 820 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Keragam village.

Population
1,465
Families
283
Literacy
13.95%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Keragam is 14%. Thus Keragam village has lower literacy rate compared to 38.5% of Nabarangapur district. The male literacy rate is 20.28% and the female literacy rate is 7.91% in Keragam village.

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

Keragam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 304 167 137
Literacy 13.95% 20.28% 7.91%
Scheduled Caste 30 13 17
Scheduled Tribe 1,377 695 682
Illiterate 1,303 619 684

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 94% of total population in Keragam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Keragam village out of total population, 848 were engaged in work activities. 36.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 848 workers engaged in Main Work, 284 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 15 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 308 298 10
Cultivators 284 281 3
Agriculture Labourer 15 11 4
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 5 2 3
Marginal Workers 540 128 412
Non Working 617 308 309

Nearby Villages to Keragam,

Below are the list of villages near Keragam village in Kosagumuda.

Village Population
Rampalli 572
Gumundoli 1,130
Balenga 587
Kerla 1,132
Chatalahandi 109
Rasiaguda 388
Neigam 1,941
Tusiguda 495
Binjili 1,375
Mankidi 719

Reference