Jerigaon Population, Caste, Working Data West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Jerigaon is a village situated in Nafra circle of West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 115 families residing in the village Jerigaon. The total population of Jerigaon is 534 out of which 281 are males and 253 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jerigaon is 900.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jerigaon village is 98 which is 18% of the total population. There are 49 male children and 49 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jerigaon is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (900) of Jerigaon village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jerigaon is 49.5%. Thus Jerigaon village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.8% of West Kameng district. The male literacy rate is 54.31% and the female literacy rate is 44.12% in Jerigaon village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jerigaon village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jerigaon Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jerigaon village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 98 | 49 | 49 |
| Literacy | 49.54% | 54.31% | 44.12% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 491 | 257 | 234 |
| Illiterate | 318 | 155 | 163 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 91.9% of total population in Jerigaon village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jerigaon village out of total population, 267 were engaged in work activities. 99.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 267 workers engaged in Main Work, 231 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 266 | 145 | 121 |
| Cultivators | 231 | 126 | 105 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 17 | 10 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Other Workers | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Non Working | 267 | 136 | 131 |
Nearby Villages to Jerigaon,
Below are the list of villages near Jerigaon village in Nafra.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dingchang | 91 |
| Duthang | 102 |
| Khoina | 248 |
| Nafra H.Q. | 1,169 |
| Nachilang | 68 |
| Saidle | 225 |
| Rurang | 223 |
| Ditchik | 637 |
| Bulu | 59 |
| Silimathung | 48 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jerigaon, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh - Wikipedia