Kajha Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011
Kajha is a village situated in Krityanand Nagar block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,967 families residing in the village Kajha. The total population of Kajha is 14,713 out of which 7,637 are males and 7,076 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kajha is 927.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kajha village is 2701 which is 18% of the total population. There are 1406 male children and 1295 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kajha is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (927) of Kajha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kajha is 58.9%. Thus Kajha village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 67.39% and the female literacy rate is 49.82% in Kajha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kajha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kajha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kajha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 2,701 | 1,406 | 1,295 |
| Literacy | 58.93% | 67.39% | 49.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 4,228 | 2,206 | 2,022 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 290 | 160 | 130 |
| Illiterate | 7,634 | 3,438 | 4,196 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 28.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2% of total population in Kajha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kajha village out of total population, 6,057 were engaged in work activities. 69.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,057 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,305 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,147 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 4,201 | 2,857 | 1,344 |
| Cultivators | 1,305 | 950 | 355 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2,147 | 1,390 | 757 |
| Household Industries | 218 | 150 | 68 |
| Other Workers | 531 | 367 | 164 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,856 | 829 | 1,027 |
| Non Working | 8,656 | 3,951 | 4,705 |
Nearby Villages to Kajha,
Below are the list of villages near Kajha village in Krityanand Nagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Songarha Kajha | 85 |
| Songarha Ganeshpur | 276 |
| Akbarabad | 798 |
| Bithnauli Khemchand | 19,662 |
| Ganeshpur | 16,745 |
| Siswa | 422 |
| Jotlakhai Milik | 117 |
| kishunpur | 500 |
| Jotlakhai | 6,841 |
| Rampur Milik | 2,615 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kajha, Purnia, Bihar - Wikipedia