Nijjar Population, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011

Nijjar is a village situated in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 174 families residing in the village Nijjar. The total population of Nijjar is 855 out of which 434 are males and 421 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nijjar is 970.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nijjar village is 80 which is 9% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nijjar is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Nijjar village.

Population
855
Families
174
Literacy
76%
Sex Ratio
970

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nijjar is 76%. Thus Nijjar village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 80.26% and the female literacy rate is 71.69% in Nijjar village.

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

Nijjar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 80 44 36
Literacy 76% 80.26% 71.69%
Scheduled Caste 305 160 145
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 266 121 145

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nijjar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nijjar village out of total population, 297 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 297 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 277 198 79
Cultivators 126 97 29
Agriculture Labourer 37 26 11
Household Industries 7 6 1
Other Workers 107 69 38
Marginal Workers 20 16 4
Non Working 558 220 338

Nearby Villages to Nijjar,

Below are the list of villages near Nijjar village in Baba Bakala.

Village Population
Padiana 178
Madh 1,162
Padde 1,213
Naranjanpur Fattuwal 2,235
Chimabath 3,370
Kaler Ghumman 2,030
Umra Nangal 753
Loharanwala 297
Chhapianwali 1,944
Butari 2,473

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