Kanj Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Kanj is a village situated in Ramgarh block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 272 families residing in the village Kanj. The total population of Kanj is 1,350 out of which 707 are males and 643 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanj is 909.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanj village is 231 which is 17% of the total population. There are 131 male children and 100 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanj is 763 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (909) of Kanj village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanj is 67.2%. Thus Kanj village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 79.51% and the female literacy rate is 54.14% in Kanj village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kanj village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kanj Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kanj village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 231 | 131 | 100 |
| Literacy | 67.2% | 79.51% | 54.14% |
| Scheduled Caste | 414 | 222 | 192 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Illiterate | 598 | 249 | 349 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Kanj village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kanj village out of total population, 429 were engaged in work activities. 63.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 429 workers engaged in Main Work, 84 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 145 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 273 | 191 | 82 |
| Cultivators | 84 | 79 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 145 | 87 | 58 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 38 | 21 | 17 |
| Marginal Workers | 156 | 138 | 18 |
| Non Working | 921 | 378 | 543 |
Nearby Villages to Kanj,
Below are the list of villages near Kanj village in Ramgarh.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kanj, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia