Bam Gaon Population, Caste, Working Data Sonitpur, Assam - Census 2011
Bam Gaon is a village situated in Biswanath circle of Sonitpur district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 153 families residing in the village Bam Gaon. The total population of Bam Gaon is 664 out of which 344 are males and 320 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bam Gaon is 930.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Bam Gaon village is 38 which is 6% of the total population. There are 17 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bam Gaon is 1,235 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Bam Gaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bam Gaon is 93%. Thus Bam Gaon village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.6% of Sonitpur district. The male literacy rate is 93.88% and the female literacy rate is 91.97% in Bam Gaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bam Gaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Bam Gaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bam Gaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 38 | 17 | 21 |
| Literacy | 92.97% | 93.88% | 91.97% |
| Scheduled Caste | 83 | 41 | 42 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Illiterate | 82 | 37 | 45 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Bam Gaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Bam Gaon village out of total population, 341 were engaged in work activities. 94.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 341 workers engaged in Main Work, 152 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 321 | 202 | 119 |
| Cultivators | 152 | 66 | 86 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 155 | 124 | 31 |
| Marginal Workers | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Non Working | 323 | 132 | 191 |
Nearby Villages to Bam Gaon,
Below are the list of villages near Bam Gaon village in Biswanath.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ara Bari | 3,237 |
| Bhir Gaon | 4,332 |
| Papari Guri | 2,957 |
| Pani Bharal | 1,408 |
| Bali Pukhuri | 2,428 |
| Gowal Toli | 1,859 |
| Maral Gaon | 1,592 |
| Sila Mari | 959 |
| Fatika Basti | 845 |
| Bali Dubi | 838 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Bam Gaon, Sonitpur, Assam - Wikipedia