Loker Population, Caste, Working Data Jashpur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Loker is a village situated in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 291 families residing in the village Loker. The total population of Loker is 1,042 out of which 530 are males and 512 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Loker is 966.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Loker village is 121 which is 12% of the total population. There are 57 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Loker is 1,123 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Loker village.

Population
1,042
Families
291
Literacy
64.06%
Sex Ratio
966

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Loker is 64.1%. Thus Loker village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.2% of Jashpur district. The male literacy rate is 76.11% and the female literacy rate is 51.34% in Loker village.

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

Loker Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 121 57 64
Literacy 64.06% 76.11% 51.34%
Scheduled Caste 30 14 16
Scheduled Tribe 755 388 367
Illiterate 452 170 282

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 72.5% of total population in Loker village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Loker village out of total population, 600 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 600 workers engaged in Main Work, 359 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 465 296 169
Cultivators 359 233 126
Agriculture Labourer 86 53 33
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 18 9 9
Marginal Workers 135 9 126
Non Working 442 225 217

Nearby Villages to Loker,

Below are the list of villages near Loker village in Pathalgaon.

Village Population
Bangaon 1,612
Pemla 1,895
Dumar Bahar 1,324
Jamargi 1,868
Shekharpur 1,418
Makarchuwan 986
Saraitola 2,296
Kurkutnala 378
Tirsonth 940
Godi 731

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