Lagwa Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Lagwa is a village situated in Jarmundi block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 261 families residing in the village Lagwa. The total population of Lagwa is 1,437 out of which 740 are males and 697 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lagwa is 942.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lagwa village is 264 which is 18% of the total population. There are 139 male children and 125 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lagwa is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (942) of Lagwa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lagwa is 64.5%. Thus Lagwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 77.7% and the female literacy rate is 50.7% in Lagwa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lagwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lagwa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lagwa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 264 | 139 | 125 |
| Literacy | 64.54% | 77.7% | 50.7% |
| Scheduled Caste | 52 | 31 | 21 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 46 | 27 | 19 |
| Illiterate | 680 | 273 | 407 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.2% of total population in Lagwa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lagwa village out of total population, 421 were engaged in work activities. 73.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 421 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 13 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 308 | 290 | 18 |
| Cultivators | 147 | 138 | 9 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 148 | 140 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 113 | 97 | 16 |
| Non Working | 1,016 | 353 | 663 |
Nearby Villages to Lagwa,
Below are the list of villages near Lagwa village in Jarmundi.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bhalki | 1,558 |
| Sultantikar | 185 |
| Bairbana | 434 |
| Chandardip | 178 |
| Darbe | 131 |
| Bhalki Chhit | 6 |
| Dumaria | 332 |
| Mahua | 893 |
| Rampur | 32 |
| Sankarpur | 96 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lagwa, Dumka, Jharkhand - Wikipedia