Lejam Population, Caste, Working Data Goalpara, Assam - Census 2011

Lejam is a village situated in Lakhipur circle of Goalpara district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 573 families residing in the village Lejam. The total population of Lejam is 3,019 out of which 1,501 are males and 1,518 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lejam is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lejam village is 550 which is 18% of the total population. There are 261 male children and 289 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lejam is 1,107 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,011) of Lejam village.

Population
3,019
Families
573
Literacy
63.18%
Sex Ratio
1,011

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lejam is 63.2%. Thus Lejam village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.9% of Goalpara district. The male literacy rate is 69.68% and the female literacy rate is 56.63% in Lejam village.

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

Lejam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 550 261 289
Literacy 63.18% 69.68% 56.63%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,459 637 822

Caste Data as per Census 2011

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

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lejam village out of total population, 779 were engaged in work activities. 67.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 779 workers engaged in Main Work, 224 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 34 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 527 498 29
Cultivators 224 224 0
Agriculture Labourer 34 31 3
Household Industries 19 19 0
Other Workers 250 224 26
Marginal Workers 252 209 43
Non Working 2,240 794 1,446

Nearby Villages to Lejam,

Below are the list of villages near Lejam village in Lakhipur.

Village Population
Puthimari 1,222
Khudra Paitori 1,557
Kasima 1,331
Swari Paitari 1,267
Bordol 568
Bhoismari 753
Boro Paitari 1,327
Mothabari 1,457
Niz Balikashi 15
Khonar Pubpar 2,273

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