Jognigaon Population, Caste, Working Data Maldah, West Bengal - Census 2011
Jognigaon is a village situated in Manikchak block of Maldah district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 311 families residing in the village Jognigaon. The total population of Jognigaon is 1,448 out of which 775 are males and 673 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jognigaon is 868.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Jognigaon village is 204 which is 14% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jognigaon is 1,040 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (868) of Jognigaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jognigaon is 64.2%. Thus Jognigaon village has a higher literacy rate compared to 52.3% of Maldah district. The male literacy rate is 74.22% and the female literacy rate is 52.37% in Jognigaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jognigaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jognigaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jognigaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 204 | 100 | 104 |
| Literacy | 64.23% | 74.22% | 52.37% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,311 | 702 | 609 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 649 | 274 | 375 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 90.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Jognigaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jognigaon village out of total population, 600 were engaged in work activities. 43.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 600 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 230 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 259 | 240 | 19 |
| Cultivators | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 230 | 214 | 16 |
| Other Workers | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| Marginal Workers | 341 | 212 | 129 |
| Non Working | 848 | 323 | 525 |
Map of Jognigaon, Maldah, West Bengal
Nearby Villages to Jognigaon, Manikchak
Below are the list of villages near Jognigaon village in Manikchak.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gobindapur | 1,323 |
| Nazirpur Sahebdi | 1,266 |
| Brahman Gram | 1,508 |
| Naoda Maheshpur | 2,235 |
| Tiarpara | 1,822 |
| Biswambhar Binodpur | 1,325 |
| Shyamlalpara | 2,364 |
| Bara Bhabanipur | 565 |
| Nurpur | 14,066 |
| Lalbathani | 4,067 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jognigaon, Maldah, West Bengal - Wikipedia