Jikar Population, Caste, Working Data Karimganj, Assam - Census 2011
Jikar is a village situated in Badarpur circle of Karimganj district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 342 families residing in the village Jikar. The total population of Jikar is 1,719 out of which 872 are males and 847 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jikar is 971.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jikar village is 318 which is 18% of the total population. There are 157 male children and 161 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jikar is 1,025 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (971) of Jikar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jikar is 75.3%. Thus Jikar village has higher literacy rate compared to 64.7% of Karimganj district. The male literacy rate is 78.18% and the female literacy rate is 72.3% in Jikar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jikar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jikar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jikar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 318 | 157 | 161 |
| Literacy | 75.3% | 78.18% | 72.3% |
| Scheduled Caste | 87 | 46 | 41 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 664 | 313 | 351 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jikar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jikar village out of total population, 698 were engaged in work activities. 52.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 47.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 698 workers engaged in Main Work, 23 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 17 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 369 | 312 | 57 |
| Cultivators | 23 | 22 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 17 | 16 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 52 | 19 | 33 |
| Other Workers | 277 | 255 | 22 |
| Marginal Workers | 329 | 133 | 196 |
| Non Working | 1,021 | 427 | 594 |
Nearby Villages to Jikar,
Below are the list of villages near Jikar village in Badarpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Mahakal Pt VII | 1,407 |
| Basla | 2,124 |
| Mahakal Pt V | 308 |
| Marjat Kandi | 2,260 |
| Khola Pt I | 848 |
| Basail | 4,816 |
| Khola Pt II | 1,823 |
| Mahakal Pt II | 3,759 |
| Siberchak | 2,261 |
| Mahakal Pt I | 2,676 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jikar, Karimganj, Assam - Wikipedia