Kurujang Population, Caste, Working Data Puri, Odisha - Census 2011

Kurujang is a village situated in Konark block of Puri district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 280 families residing in the village Kurujang. The total population of Kurujang is 1,232 out of which 630 are males and 602 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurujang is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurujang village is 100 which is 8% of the total population. There are 58 male children and 42 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurujang is 724 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Kurujang village.

Population
1,232
Families
280
Literacy
81.36%
Sex Ratio
956

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurujang is 81.4%. Thus Kurujang village has higher literacy rate compared to 76.1% of Puri district. The male literacy rate is 87.06% and the female literacy rate is 75.54% in Kurujang village.

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

Kurujang Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 100 58 42
Literacy 81.36% 87.06% 75.54%
Scheduled Caste 1,074 550 524
Scheduled Tribe 2 2 0
Illiterate 311 132 179

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 87.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kurujang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kurujang village out of total population, 528 were engaged in work activities. 94.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 528 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 263 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 499 375 124
Cultivators 42 39 3
Agriculture Labourer 263 168 95
Household Industries 14 13 1
Other Workers 180 155 25
Marginal Workers 29 21 8
Non Working 704 234 470

Nearby Villages to Kurujang,

Below are the list of villages near Kurujang village in Konark.

Village Population
Jamatala 360
Bhanapur 422
Naranpur 193
Kunja 767
Orei 187
Champahar 102
Khandol 1,782
Adhual 273
Jamara 465
Kuruma 465

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