Nikum Population, Caste, Working Data Durg, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Nikum is a village situated in Durg tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 938 families residing in the village Nikum. The total population of Nikum is 4,764 out of which 2,416 are males and 2,348 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Nikum is 972.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Nikum village is 550 which is 12% of the total population. There are 294 male children and 256 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Nikum is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (972) of Nikum village.

Population
4,764
Families
938
Literacy
77.57%
Sex Ratio
972

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Nikum is 77.6%. Thus Nikum village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.9% of Durg district. The male literacy rate is 87.32% and the female literacy rate is 67.69% in Nikum village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Nikum village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Nikum Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Nikum village.

Total Male Female
Children 550 294 256
Literacy 77.57% 87.32% 67.69%
Scheduled Caste 665 331 334
Scheduled Tribe 122 56 66
Illiterate 1,495 563 932

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Nikum village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Nikum village out of total population, 2,346 were engaged in work activities. 96.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,346 workers engaged in Main Work, 885 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 933 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,272 1,323 949
Cultivators 885 529 356
Agriculture Labourer 933 408 525
Household Industries 54 33 21
Other Workers 400 353 47
Marginal Workers 74 13 61
Non Working 2,418 1,080 1,338

Nearby Villages to Nikum,

Below are the list of villages near Nikum village in Durg.

Village Population
Khanda 883
Masabhat 530
Albaras 4,663
Jhola 1,312
Amti 817
Ruda 716
Vinayakpur 3,000
Bhothli 1,327
Anda 4,169
Tirga 2,037

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