Jorthol Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011
Jorthol is a village situated in Chhatna block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 247 families residing in the village Jorthol. The total population of Jorthol is 1,219 out of which 637 are males and 582 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jorthol is 914.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jorthol village is 135 which is 11% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 68 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jorthol is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (914) of Jorthol village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jorthol is 75.4%. Thus Jorthol village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 86.67% and the female literacy rate is 62.84% in Jorthol village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jorthol village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jorthol Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jorthol village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 135 | 67 | 68 |
| Literacy | 75.37% | 86.67% | 62.84% |
| Scheduled Caste | 355 | 184 | 171 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 402 | 143 | 259 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jorthol village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jorthol village out of total population, 372 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 372 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 296 | 264 | 32 |
| Cultivators | 76 | 75 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 72 | 54 | 18 |
| Other Workers | 140 | 130 | 10 |
| Marginal Workers | 76 | 55 | 21 |
| Non Working | 847 | 318 | 529 |
Nearby Villages to Jorthol,
Below are the list of villages near Jorthol village in Chhatna.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jorthol, Bankura, West Bengal - Wikipedia