Sastra Population, Caste, Working Data Umaria, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011
Sastra is a village situated in Nowrozabad tehsil of Umaria district in Madhya Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 428 families residing in the village Sastra. The total population of Sastra is 1,961 out of which 1,016 are males and 945 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sastra is 930.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sastra village is 223 which is 11% of the total population. There are 102 male children and 121 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sastra is 1,186 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (930) of Sastra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sastra is 73%. Thus Sastra village has higher literacy rate compared to 55.3% of Umaria district. The male literacy rate is 82.06% and the female literacy rate is 62.99% in Sastra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sastra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sastra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sastra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 223 | 102 | 121 |
| Literacy | 73.01% | 82.06% | 62.99% |
| Scheduled Caste | 278 | 149 | 129 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 717 | 358 | 359 |
| Illiterate | 692 | 266 | 426 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 36.6% of total population in Sastra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sastra village out of total population, 713 were engaged in work activities. 58.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 41.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 713 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 51 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 418 | 355 | 63 |
| Cultivators | 46 | 44 | 2 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 51 | 42 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 17 | 9 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 304 | 260 | 44 |
| Marginal Workers | 295 | 193 | 102 |
| Non Working | 1,248 | 468 | 780 |
Nearby Villages to Sastra,
Below are the list of villages near Sastra village in Nowrozabad.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sastra, Umaria, Madhya Pradesh - Wikipedia