Lanjiya Population, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011
Lanjiya is a village situated in Brahmapur Sadar block of Ganjam district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 447 families residing in the village Lanjiya. The total population of Lanjiya is 2,238 out of which 1,157 are males and 1,081 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lanjiya is 934.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lanjiya village is 279 which is 12% of the total population. There are 151 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lanjiya is 848 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Lanjiya village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lanjiya is 68.8%. Thus Lanjiya village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.6% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 81.01% and the female literacy rate is 55.82% in Lanjiya village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lanjiya village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lanjiya Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lanjiya village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 279 | 151 | 128 |
| Literacy | 68.76% | 81.01% | 55.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 316 | 148 | 168 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 891 | 342 | 549 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Lanjiya village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lanjiya village out of total population, 920 were engaged in work activities. 83.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 920 workers engaged in Main Work, 119 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 169 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 769 | 643 | 126 |
| Cultivators | 119 | 116 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 169 | 95 | 74 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 473 | 424 | 49 |
| Marginal Workers | 151 | 14 | 137 |
| Non Working | 1,318 | 500 | 818 |
Nearby Villages to Lanjiya,
Below are the list of villages near Lanjiya village in Brahmapur Sadar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Ankusapur | 5,348 |
| Dakhinapur | 1,852 |
| Mosiakhalli | 1,830 |
| Gunthabandha | 1,765 |
| Ramachandrapur | 1,743 |
| Ambagada | 1,542 |
| Raghunathpur | 877 |
| Ratnapur | 1,184 |
| Raijhala | 1,385 |
| Krupasindhupur | 977 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lanjiya, Ganjam, Odisha - Wikipedia