Kurrung Population, Caste, Working Data Simdega, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kurrung is a village situated in Simdega block of Simdega district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 264 families residing in the village Kurrung. The total population of Kurrung is 1,440 out of which 745 are males and 695 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurrung is 933.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurrung village is 237 which is 16% of the total population. There are 118 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurrung is 1,008 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (933) of Kurrung village.

Population
1,440
Families
264
Literacy
57.86%
Sex Ratio
933

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurrung is 57.9%. Thus Kurrung village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Simdega district. The male literacy rate is 66.67% and the female literacy rate is 48.26% in Kurrung village.

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

Kurrung Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 237 118 119
Literacy 57.86% 66.67% 48.26%
Scheduled Caste 99 54 45
Scheduled Tribe 1,174 608 566
Illiterate 744 327 417

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 81.5% of total population in Kurrung village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kurrung village out of total population, 878 were engaged in work activities. 59.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 878 workers engaged in Main Work, 473 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 31 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 520 369 151
Cultivators 473 341 132
Agriculture Labourer 31 15 16
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 14 11 3
Marginal Workers 358 91 267
Non Working 562 285 277

Nearby Villages to Kurrung,

Below are the list of villages near Kurrung village in Simdega.

Village Population
Nawatoli 359
Bhanwarpani 801
Arani 1,178
Barpanichhota 78
Jokari 120
Birkera 649
Phulwartangar 1,155
Pindatangar 398
Belkarcha 184
Koleyadamar 115

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