Lotwa Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Lotwa is a village situated in Basia block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 192 families residing in the village Lotwa. The total population of Lotwa is 1,015 out of which 521 are males and 494 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Lotwa is 948.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Lotwa village is 164 which is 16% of the total population. There are 75 male children and 89 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Lotwa is 1,187 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (948) of Lotwa village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Lotwa is 70%. Thus Lotwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 81.39% and the female literacy rate is 57.53% in Lotwa village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Lotwa village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Lotwa Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Lotwa village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 164 | 75 | 89 |
| Literacy | 70.04% | 81.39% | 57.53% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 717 | 364 | 353 |
| Illiterate | 419 | 158 | 261 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 70.6% of total population in Lotwa village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Lotwa village out of total population, 572 were engaged in work activities. 9.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 90.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 572 workers engaged in Main Work, 37 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 54 | 34 | 20 |
| Cultivators | 37 | 21 | 16 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 13 | 10 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 518 | 267 | 251 |
| Non Working | 443 | 220 | 223 |
Nearby Villages to Lotwa,
Below are the list of villages near Lotwa village in Basia.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Jakjor | 680 |
| Pharsama | 630 |
| Gangra | 1,719 |
| Ghunsera | 849 |
| Nawadih | 341 |
| Banai | 2,544 |
| Bangarkela | 719 |
| Tangartoli | 295 |
| Lohri | 540 |
| Ramjari | 1,265 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Lotwa, Gumla, Jharkhand - Wikipedia