Olhan Population, Caste, Working Data Simdega, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Olhan is a village situated in Bano block of Simdega district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 190 families residing in the village Olhan. The total population of Olhan is 980 out of which 508 are males and 472 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Olhan is 929.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Olhan village is 161 which is 16% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 75 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Olhan is 872 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Olhan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Olhan is 39.8%. Thus Olhan village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Simdega district. The male literacy rate is 48.1% and the female literacy rate is 30.98% in Olhan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Olhan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Olhan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Olhan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 161 | 86 | 75 |
| Literacy | 39.8% | 48.1% | 30.98% |
| Scheduled Caste | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 749 | 389 | 360 |
| Illiterate | 654 | 305 | 349 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 76.4% of total population in Olhan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Olhan village out of total population, 552 were engaged in work activities. 72.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 552 workers engaged in Main Work, 204 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 183 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 400 | 221 | 179 |
| Cultivators | 204 | 203 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 183 | 11 | 172 |
| Household Industries | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 152 | 60 | 92 |
| Non Working | 428 | 227 | 201 |
Nearby Villages to Olhan,
Below are the list of villages near Olhan village in Bano.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Olhan, Simdega, Jharkhand - Wikipedia