Lohjar Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Lohjar is a village situated in Krityanand Nagar block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 658 families residing in the village Lohjar. The total population of Lohjar is 3,559 out of which 1,875 are males and 1,684 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lohjar is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lohjar village is 604 which is 17% of the total population. There are 322 male children and 282 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lohjar is 876 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Lohjar village.

Population
3,559
Families
658
Literacy
57.83%
Sex Ratio
898

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lohjar is 57.8%. Thus Lohjar village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 64.65% and the female literacy rate is 50.29% in Lohjar village.

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

Lohjar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 604 322 282
Literacy 57.83% 64.65% 50.29%
Scheduled Caste 1,140 625 515
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,850 871 979

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Lohjar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Lohjar village out of total population, 1,485 were engaged in work activities. 68.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,485 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 852 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,019 624 395
Cultivators 103 83 20
Agriculture Labourer 852 507 345
Household Industries 16 4 12
Other Workers 48 30 18
Marginal Workers 466 306 160
Non Working 2,074 945 1,129

Nearby Villages to Lohjar,

Below are the list of villages near Lohjar village in Krityanand Nagar.

Village Population
Bakhri Kol 2,124
Sahara 1,729
Majra 6,734
Makhnaha Par 556
Bhawanipur 2,274
Mirganj 455
Chapai 3,013
Mira Milik 79
Majra Milik 392
Gangaili 5,013

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