Lodhama Population, Caste, Working Data Darjiling, West Bengal - Census 2011
Lodhama is a village situated in Darjeeling Pulbazar block of Darjiling district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 142 families residing in the village Lodhama. The total population of Lodhama is 703 out of which 348 are males and 355 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lodhama is 1,020.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lodhama village is 40 which is 6% of the total population. There are 16 male children and 24 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lodhama is 1,500 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,020) of Lodhama village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lodhama is 87.2%. Thus Lodhama village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.2% of Darjiling district. The male literacy rate is 92.17% and the female literacy rate is 82.18% in Lodhama village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lodhama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lodhama Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lodhama village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 40 | 16 | 24 |
| Literacy | 87.18% | 92.17% | 82.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 235 | 114 | 121 |
| Illiterate | 125 | 42 | 83 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 33.4% of total population in Lodhama village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lodhama village out of total population, 167 were engaged in work activities. 55.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 167 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 93 | 74 | 19 |
| Other Workers | 93 | 74 | 19 |
| Marginal Workers | 74 | 52 | 22 |
| Non Working | 536 | 222 | 314 |
Nearby Villages to Lodhama,
Below are the list of villages near Lodhama village in Darjeeling Pulbazar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Namla | 2,989 |
| Hatta | 3,436 |
| Rimbick | 6,980 |
| Dangia | 1,768 |
| Singalila Forest | 1,632 |
| Singbhumdera | 2,192 |
| Majua | 1,164 |
| Kankibong | 3,765 |
| Jhepi | 1,576 |
| Lamagaon | 2,630 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lodhama, Darjiling, West Bengal - Wikipedia