Jotang Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Jotang is a village situated in Panki block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 83 families residing in the village Jotang. The total population of Jotang is 486 out of which 238 are males and 248 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jotang is 1,042.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jotang village is 134 which is 28% of the total population. There are 67 male children and 67 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jotang is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,042) of Jotang village.

Population
486
Families
83
Literacy
43.75%
Sex Ratio
1,042

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jotang is 43.8%. Thus Jotang village has lower literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 60.23% and the female literacy rate is 28.18% in Jotang village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jotang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Jotang Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jotang village.

Total Male Female
Children 134 67 67
Literacy 43.75% 60.23% 28.18%
Scheduled Caste 284 136 148
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 332 135 197

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 58.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jotang village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jotang village out of total population, 170 were engaged in work activities. 2.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 170 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5 3 2
Cultivators 1 1 0
Other Workers 4 2 2
Marginal Workers 165 120 45
Non Working 316 115 201

Nearby Villages to Jotang,

Below are the list of villages near Jotang village in Panki.

Village Population
Thekhi 177
Chhapar 296
Tal 960
Gorihara 500
Porsam 569
Jaspur Alias Cheribar 111
Pundru 243
Ranadah 11
Herum 706
Abun 1,090

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