Malam Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Malam is a village situated in Chainpur block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 258 families residing in the village Malam. The total population of Malam is 1,309 out of which 666 are males and 643 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malam is 965.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malam village is 183 which is 14% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malam is 830 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Malam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malam is 67.2%. Thus Malam village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 76.86% and the female literacy rate is 57.5% in Malam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Malam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Malam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Malam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 183 | 100 | 83 |
| Literacy | 67.23% | 76.86% | 57.5% |
| Scheduled Caste | 53 | 25 | 28 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,202 | 610 | 592 |
| Illiterate | 552 | 231 | 321 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 91.8% of total population in Malam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Malam village out of total population, 713 were engaged in work activities. 63% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 713 workers engaged in Main Work, 359 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 67 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 449 | 323 | 126 |
| Cultivators | 359 | 278 | 81 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 67 | 31 | 36 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 264 | 43 | 221 |
| Non Working | 596 | 300 | 296 |
Nearby Villages to Malam,
Below are the list of villages near Malam village in Chainpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Dahudargaon | 508 |
| Ratugamhariya | 1,154 |
| Chainpur | 6,507 |
| Tigawal | 1,209 |
| Rampur | 1,058 |
| Datra | 343 |
| Bhatauli | 293 |
| Lalganj | 394 |
| Silfari | 732 |
| Chitarpur | 877 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Malam, Gumla, Jharkhand - Wikipedia