Nigahra Population, Caste, Working Data Katni, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Nigahra is a village situated in Badwara tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 552 families residing in the village Nigahra. The total population of Nigahra is 2,252 out of which 1,158 are males and 1,094 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nigahra is 945.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nigahra village is 341 which is 15% of the total population. There are 191 male children and 150 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nigahra is 785 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (945) of Nigahra village.

Population
2,252
Families
552
Literacy
69.81%
Sex Ratio
945

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nigahra is 69.8%. Thus Nigahra village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.2% of Katni district. The male literacy rate is 80.97% and the female literacy rate is 58.37% in Nigahra village.

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

Nigahra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 341 191 150
Literacy 69.81% 80.97% 58.37%
Scheduled Caste 455 235 220
Scheduled Tribe 348 180 168
Illiterate 918 375 543

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 15.5% of total population in Nigahra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nigahra village out of total population, 1,128 were engaged in work activities. 8.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 91.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,128 workers engaged in Main Work, 57 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 16 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 100 87 13
Cultivators 57 52 5
Agriculture Labourer 16 13 3
Other Workers 27 22 5
Marginal Workers 1,028 552 476
Non Working 1,124 519 605

Nearby Villages to Nigahra,

Below are the list of villages near Nigahra village in Badwara.

Village Population
Mahgawan 960
Sunhara 891
Barchheka 2,311
Suddi 2,105
Behdi Kalan 245
Basadi 3,102
Behdi Khurd 71
Sakrigarh 1,268
Salhana 806
Kumharwara 2,085

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