Telam Population, Caste, Working Data Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Telam is a village situated in Katekalyan tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 271 families residing in the village Telam. The total population of Telam is 1,355 out of which 653 are males and 702 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Telam is 1,075.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Telam village is 260 which is 19% of the total population. There are 109 male children and 151 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Telam is 1,385 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,075) of Telam village.

Population
1,355
Families
271
Literacy
10.41%
Sex Ratio
1,075

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Telam is 10.4%. Thus Telam village has lower literacy rate compared to 35.8% of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. The male literacy rate is 13.42% and the female literacy rate is 7.44% in Telam village.

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

Telam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 260 109 151
Literacy 10.41% 13.42% 7.44%
Scheduled Caste 8 4 4
Scheduled Tribe 1,341 647 694
Illiterate 1,241 580 661

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99% of total population in Telam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Telam village out of total population, 686 were engaged in work activities. 84.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 686 workers engaged in Main Work, 553 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 578 290 288
Cultivators 553 276 277
Agriculture Labourer 6 4 2
Other Workers 19 10 9
Marginal Workers 108 42 66
Non Working 669 321 348

Nearby Villages to Telam,

Below are the list of villages near Telam village in Katekalyan.

Village Population
Tetam 864
Jihakodta 414
Atepal 704
Tumakpal 1,619
Chhotegudra 773
Gudase 2,708
Badegudra 3,615
Nadenar 654
Dodpal 287
Parcheli 3,012

Reference