Pojenga Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Pojenga is a village situated in Palkot block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 288 families residing in the village Pojenga. The total population of Pojenga is 1,382 out of which 676 are males and 706 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pojenga is 1,044.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pojenga village is 228 which is 16% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pojenga is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,044) of Pojenga village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pojenga is 66.2%. Thus Pojenga village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 78.18% and the female literacy rate is 54.96% in Pojenga village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pojenga village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pojenga Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pojenga village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 228 | 117 | 111 |
| Literacy | 66.2% | 78.18% | 54.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 838 | 403 | 435 |
| Illiterate | 618 | 239 | 379 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 60.6% of total population in Pojenga village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pojenga village out of total population, 727 were engaged in work activities. 57.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 727 workers engaged in Main Work, 340 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 6 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 416 | 278 | 138 |
| Cultivators | 340 | 226 | 114 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Household Industries | 27 | 15 | 12 |
| Other Workers | 43 | 32 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 311 | 88 | 223 |
| Non Working | 655 | 310 | 345 |
Nearby Villages to Pojenga,
Below are the list of villages near Pojenga village in Palkot.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pojenga, Gumla, Jharkhand - Wikipedia