Nijjar Population, Caste, Working Data Amritsar, Punjab - Census 2011
Nijjar is a village situated in Baba Bakala tehsil of Amritsar district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 174 families residing in the village Nijjar. The total population of Nijjar is 855 out of which 434 are males and 421 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nijjar is 970.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nijjar village is 80 which is 9% of the total population. There are 44 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nijjar is 818 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (970) of Nijjar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nijjar is 76%. Thus Nijjar village has higher literacy rate compared to 67.6% of Amritsar district. The male literacy rate is 80.26% and the female literacy rate is 71.69% in Nijjar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nijjar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Nijjar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nijjar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 80 | 44 | 36 |
| Literacy | 76% | 80.26% | 71.69% |
| Scheduled Caste | 305 | 160 | 145 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 266 | 121 | 145 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Nijjar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Nijjar village out of total population, 297 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 297 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 277 | 198 | 79 |
| Cultivators | 126 | 97 | 29 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 37 | 26 | 11 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 6 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 107 | 69 | 38 |
| Marginal Workers | 20 | 16 | 4 |
| Non Working | 558 | 220 | 338 |
Nearby Villages to Nijjar,
Below are the list of villages near Nijjar village in Baba Bakala.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Padiana | 178 |
| Madh | 1,162 |
| Padde | 1,213 |
| Naranjanpur Fattuwal | 2,235 |
| Chimabath | 3,370 |
| Kaler Ghumman | 2,030 |
| Umra Nangal | 753 |
| Loharanwala | 297 |
| Chhapianwali | 1,944 |
| Butari | 2,473 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Nijjar, Amritsar, Punjab - Wikipedia