Urgam Population, Caste, Working Data Chamoli, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Urgam is a village situated in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 313 families residing in the village Urgam. The total population of Urgam is 1,549 out of which 778 are males and 771 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Urgam is 991.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Urgam village is 162 which is 10% of the total population. There are 82 male children and 80 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Urgam is 976 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (991) of Urgam village.

Population
1,549
Families
313
Literacy
84.43%
Sex Ratio
991

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Urgam is 84.4%. Thus Urgam village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.6% of Chamoli district. The male literacy rate is 94.54% and the female literacy rate is 74.24% in Urgam village.

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

Urgam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 162 82 80
Literacy 84.43% 94.54% 74.24%
Scheduled Caste 499 252 247
Scheduled Tribe 7 6 1
Illiterate 378 120 258

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 32.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Urgam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Urgam village out of total population, 737 were engaged in work activities. 22.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 737 workers engaged in Main Work, 121 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 168 100 68
Cultivators 121 64 57
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 43 33 10
Marginal Workers 569 274 295
Non Working 812 404 408

Nearby Villages to Urgam,

Below are the list of villages near Urgam village in Joshimath.

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