Gajanda Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Gajanda is a village situated in Jama block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 114 families residing in the village Gajanda. The total population of Gajanda is 537 out of which 276 are males and 261 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gajanda is 946.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gajanda village is 101 which is 19% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 48 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gajanda is 906 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (946) of Gajanda village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gajanda is 61.5%. Thus Gajanda village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 76.23% and the female literacy rate is 46.01% in Gajanda village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Gajanda village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Gajanda Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Gajanda village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 101 | 53 | 48 |
| Literacy | 61.47% | 76.23% | 46.01% |
| Scheduled Caste | 11 | 5 | 6 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 269 | 106 | 163 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gajanda village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Gajanda village out of total population, 125 were engaged in work activities. 14.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 85.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 125 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 107 | 95 | 12 |
| Non Working | 412 | 166 | 246 |
Nearby Villages to Gajanda,
Below are the list of villages near Gajanda village in Jama.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Palasi | 1,688 |
| Lakardiwani | 1,055 |
| Patsara | 260 |
| Beltikri | 12 |
| Nakti | 550 |
| Makuni | 650 |
| Goari | 494 |
| Purania | 77 |
| Murli Chak | 77 |
| Tilatanr | 372 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Gajanda, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia