Sijang Population, Caste, Working Data Simdega, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Sijang is a village situated in Kolebira block of Simdega district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 212 families residing in the village Sijang. The total population of Sijang is 1,179 out of which 601 are males and 578 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sijang is 962.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sijang village is 220 which is 19% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 103 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sijang is 880 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (962) of Sijang village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sijang is 44.8%. Thus Sijang village has lower literacy rate compared to 57.3% of Simdega district. The male literacy rate is 55.37% and the female literacy rate is 34.11% in Sijang village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Sijang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Sijang Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Sijang village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 220 | 117 | 103 |
| Literacy | 44.84% | 55.37% | 34.11% |
| Scheduled Caste | 89 | 48 | 41 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 303 | 155 | 148 |
| Illiterate | 749 | 333 | 416 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 25.7% of total population in Sijang village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Sijang village out of total population, 557 were engaged in work activities. 19.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 557 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 109 | 62 | 47 |
| Cultivators | 78 | 49 | 29 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 28 | 12 | 16 |
| Marginal Workers | 448 | 232 | 216 |
| Non Working | 622 | 307 | 315 |
Nearby Villages to Sijang,
Below are the list of villages near Sijang village in Kolebira.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Barketunga | 496 |
| Barsaloiya | 4,862 |
| Kulasoia | 118 |
| Shahpur Kondekera | 2,607 |
| Kumbakera | 1,725 |
| Sirikonde Kera | 1,201 |
| Kudabera | 542 |
| Kundurdega | 1,191 |
| Ramjori | 1,698 |
| Kolebira | 4,659 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Sijang, Simdega, Jharkhand - Wikipedia