Loker Population, Caste, Working Data Jashpur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Loker is a village situated in Pathalgaon tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 291 families residing in the village Loker. The total population of Loker is 1,042 out of which 530 are males and 512 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Loker is 966.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Loker village is 121 which is 12% of the total population. There are 57 male children and 64 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Loker is 1,123 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (966) of Loker village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Loker is 64.1%. Thus Loker village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.2% of Jashpur district. The male literacy rate is 76.11% and the female literacy rate is 51.34% in Loker village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Loker village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Loker Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Loker village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 121 | 57 | 64 |
| Literacy | 64.06% | 76.11% | 51.34% |
| Scheduled Caste | 30 | 14 | 16 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 755 | 388 | 367 |
| Illiterate | 452 | 170 | 282 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 72.5% of total population in Loker village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Loker village out of total population, 600 were engaged in work activities. 77.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 600 workers engaged in Main Work, 359 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 465 | 296 | 169 |
| Cultivators | 359 | 233 | 126 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 86 | 53 | 33 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 135 | 9 | 126 |
| Non Working | 442 | 225 | 217 |
Nearby Villages to Loker,
Below are the list of villages near Loker village in Pathalgaon.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Bangaon | 1,612 |
| Pemla | 1,895 |
| Dumar Bahar | 1,324 |
| Jamargi | 1,868 |
| Shekharpur | 1,418 |
| Makarchuwan | 986 |
| Saraitola | 2,296 |
| Kurkutnala | 378 |
| Tirsonth | 940 |
| Godi | 731 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Loker, Jashpur, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia