Japkakona Population, Caste, Working Data Simdega, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Japkakona is a village situated in Simdega block of Simdega district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 266 families residing in the village Japkakona. The total population of Japkakona is 1,157 out of which 547 are males and 610 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Japkakona is 1,115.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Japkakona village is 192 which is 17% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 113 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Japkakona is 1,430 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,115) of Japkakona village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Japkakona is 66.8%. Thus Japkakona village has higher literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Simdega district. The male literacy rate is 79.06% and the female literacy rate is 55.33% in Japkakona village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Japkakona village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Japkakona Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Japkakona village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 192 | 79 | 113 |
| Literacy | 66.84% | 79.06% | 55.33% |
| Scheduled Caste | 36 | 14 | 22 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 660 | 305 | 355 |
| Illiterate | 512 | 177 | 335 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 57% of total population in Japkakona village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Japkakona village out of total population, 667 were engaged in work activities. 26.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 73.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 667 workers engaged in Main Work, 156 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 179 | 161 | 18 |
| Cultivators | 156 | 152 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 5 | 12 |
| Marginal Workers | 488 | 225 | 263 |
| Non Working | 490 | 161 | 329 |
Nearby Villages to Japkakona,
Below are the list of villages near Japkakona village in Simdega.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dhengurjore Alias Chiarikant | 1,074 |
| Taisra | 1,854 |
| Kindardega | 685 |
| Sewai | 5,169 |
| Dumardih | 594 |
| Bendojor | 1,124 |
| Banabira | 1,874 |
| Birkera | 864 |
| Kulukera | 4,279 |
| Sansewai | 1,867 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Japkakona, Simdega, Jharkhand - Wikipedia