Ranja Population, Caste, Working Data Dhenkanal, Odisha - Census 2011

Ranja is a village situated in Dhenkanal Sadar block of Dhenkanal district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 258 families residing in the village Ranja. The total population of Ranja is 1,002 out of which 497 are males and 505 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ranja is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ranja village is 146 which is 15% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 67 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ranja is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Ranja village.

Population
1,002
Families
258
Literacy
65.3%
Sex Ratio
1,016

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ranja is 65.3%. Thus Ranja village has lower literacy rate compared to 69.6% of Dhenkanal district. The male literacy rate is 73.21% and the female literacy rate is 57.76% in Ranja village.

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

Ranja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 146 79 67
Literacy 65.3% 73.21% 57.76%
Scheduled Caste 530 268 262
Scheduled Tribe 98 43 55
Illiterate 443 191 252

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 52.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.8% of total population in Ranja village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ranja village out of total population, 348 were engaged in work activities. 60.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 39.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 348 workers engaged in Main Work, 12 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 57 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 209 192 17
Cultivators 12 12 0
Agriculture Labourer 57 53 4
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 137 125 12
Marginal Workers 139 81 58
Non Working 654 224 430

Nearby Villages to Ranja,

Below are the list of villages near Ranja village in Dhenkanal Sadar.

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