Tongra Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Tongra is a village situated in Hussainabad block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 178 families residing in the village Tongra. The total population of Tongra is 1,005 out of which 525 are males and 480 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tongra is 914.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tongra village is 202 which is 20% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tongra is 741 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Tongra village.

Population
1,005
Families
178
Literacy
64.13%
Sex Ratio
914

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tongra is 64.1%. Thus Tongra village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 75.79% and the female literacy rate is 52.03% in Tongra village.

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

Tongra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 202 116 86
Literacy 64.13% 75.79% 52.03%
Scheduled Caste 190 97 93
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 490 215 275

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Tongra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tongra village out of total population, 300 were engaged in work activities. 35.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 64.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 300 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 47 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 107 102 5
Cultivators 29 29 0
Agriculture Labourer 47 46 1
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 28 24 4
Marginal Workers 193 121 72
Non Working 705 302 403

Nearby Villages to Tongra,

Below are the list of villages near Tongra village in Hussainabad.

Village Population
Kosi 1,120
Birgain 104
Chauk Bishun 109
Rupnaraenpur 103
Kamgarpur 604
Araji Kamgarpur 104
Mobarakpur 401
Khalilpur Alias Tikri 518
Gaonkhap 381
Upri Khurd 875

Reference