Lagan Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Lagan is a village situated in Jama block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 115 families residing in the village Lagan. The total population of Lagan is 560 out of which 283 are males and 277 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lagan is 979.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lagan village is 72 which is 13% of the total population. There are 33 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lagan is 1,182 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (979) of Lagan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lagan is 69.7%. Thus Lagan village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 79.2% and the female literacy rate is 59.66% in Lagan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lagan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lagan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lagan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 72 | 33 | 39 |
| Literacy | 69.67% | 79.2% | 59.66% |
| Scheduled Caste | 84 | 44 | 40 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 192 | 90 | 102 |
| Illiterate | 220 | 85 | 135 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.3% of total population in Lagan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lagan village out of total population, 248 were engaged in work activities. 50.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 248 workers engaged in Main Work, 9 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 88 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 125 | 92 | 33 |
| Cultivators | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 88 | 66 | 22 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 27 | 22 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 123 | 73 | 50 |
| Non Working | 312 | 118 | 194 |
Nearby Villages to Lagan,
Below are the list of villages near Lagan village in Jama.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bhatania | 1,000 |
| Sonababupur | 145 |
| Pharasimal | 451 |
| Mahuadangal | 90 |
| Kundadih | 629 |
| Purnia | 305 |
| Majoba | 644 |
| Muslachak | 453 |
| Rajpatti | 131 |
| Katania | 544 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lagan, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia