Bajkum Population, Caste, Working Data Latehar, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Bajkum is a village situated in Latehar block of Latehar district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 218 families residing in the village Bajkum. The total population of Bajkum is 1,288 out of which 665 are males and 623 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bajkum is 937.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bajkum village is 204 which is 16% of the total population. There are 104 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bajkum is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (937) of Bajkum village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bajkum is 68.5%. Thus Bajkum village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Latehar district. The male literacy rate is 77.01% and the female literacy rate is 59.27% in Bajkum village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bajkum village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bajkum Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bajkum village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 204 | 104 | 100 |
| Literacy | 68.45% | 77.01% | 59.27% |
| Scheduled Caste | 204 | 100 | 104 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 351 | 183 | 168 |
| Illiterate | 546 | 233 | 313 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.3% of total population in Bajkum village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bajkum village out of total population, 260 were engaged in work activities. 31.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 68.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 260 workers engaged in Main Work, 5 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 81 | 66 | 15 |
| Cultivators | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 73 | 58 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 179 | 169 | 10 |
| Non Working | 1,028 | 430 | 598 |
Nearby Villages to Bajkum,
Below are the list of villages near Bajkum village in Latehar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Manan Chotag | 1,764 |
| Baritu Jagir | 1,261 |
| Patariachotag | 669 |
| Nawadih Alias Kalyanpur | 895 |
| Tinia Khar | 13 |
| Kalyanpur | 874 |
| Semariatanr | 430 |
| Dhankara | 2,197 |
| Tupu Khurd | 827 |
| Thakurpara | 508 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bajkum, Latehar, Jharkhand - Wikipedia