Jama Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Jama is a village situated in Jama block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 178 families residing in the village Jama. The total population of Jama is 843 out of which 413 are males and 430 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jama is 1,041.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jama village is 143 which is 17% of the total population. There are 69 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jama is 1,072 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,041) of Jama village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jama is 67%. Thus Jama village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 80.52% and the female literacy rate is 53.93% in Jama village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jama Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jama village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 143 | 69 | 74 |
| Literacy | 67% | 80.52% | 53.93% |
| Scheduled Caste | 30 | 15 | 15 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 193 | 88 | 105 |
| Illiterate | 374 | 136 | 238 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.9% of total population in Jama village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jama village out of total population, 416 were engaged in work activities. 49.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 416 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 207 | 143 | 64 |
| Cultivators | 26 | 17 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 15 | 8 | 7 |
| Other Workers | 153 | 110 | 43 |
| Marginal Workers | 209 | 77 | 132 |
| Non Working | 427 | 193 | 234 |
Nearby Villages to Jama,
Below are the list of villages near Jama village in Jama.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Belkupi | 707 |
| Mahulbana | 839 |
| Chachne | 167 |
| Heth Rengni | 544 |
| Dhanadih | 616 |
| Upar Rengni | 618 |
| Pachrukhi | 317 |
| Asanjor | 1,344 |
| Semra | 986 |
| Ghoribad | 686 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jama, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia