Kereng Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kereng is a village situated in Chainpur block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 198 families residing in the village Kereng. The total population of Kereng is 1,053 out of which 552 are males and 501 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kereng is 908.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kereng village is 169 which is 16% of the total population. There are 91 male children and 78 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kereng is 857 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (908) of Kereng village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kereng is 78.2%. Thus Kereng village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 85.47% and the female literacy rate is 70.21% in Kereng village.

Population
1,053
Families
198
Literacy
78.17%
Sex Ratio
908

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

Kereng Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 169 91 78
Literacy 78.17% 85.47% 70.21%
Scheduled Caste 5 2 3
Scheduled Tribe 851 448 403
Illiterate 362 158 204

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 80.8% of total population in Kereng village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kereng village out of total population, 508 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 508 workers engaged in Main Work, 325 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 409 196 213
Cultivators 325 152 173
Agriculture Labourer 28 15 13
Household Industries 9 3 6
Other Workers 47 26 21
Marginal Workers 99 56 43
Non Working 545 300 245

Map of Kereng, Gumla, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Kereng, Chainpur

Below are the list of villages near Kereng village in Chainpur.

Village Population
Sugasarwa 420
Haradipa 509
Bhelwatola 393
Bukma 624
Bishunpur 340
Kunrkel 516
Dargaon 438
Jhargaon 287
Dipadih 409
Rajadera 344

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