Tejam Population, Caste, Working Data Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - Census 2011
Tejam is a village situated in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 47 families residing in the village Tejam. The total population of Tejam is 190 out of which 95 are males and 95 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tejam is 1,000.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tejam village is 37 which is 19% of the total population. There are 21 male children and 16 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tejam is 762 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,000) of Tejam village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tejam is 92.8%. Thus Tejam village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Pithoragarh district. The male literacy rate is 98.65% and the female literacy rate is 87.34% in Tejam village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tejam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Tejam Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tejam village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 37 | 21 | 16 |
| Literacy | 92.81% | 98.65% | 87.34% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 126 | 62 | 64 |
| Illiterate | 48 | 22 | 26 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 66.3% of total population in Tejam village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Tejam village out of total population, 103 were engaged in work activities. 22.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 103 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 23 | 15 | 8 |
| Cultivators | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| Other Workers | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 80 | 32 | 48 |
| Non Working | 87 | 48 | 39 |
Nearby Villages to Tejam,
Below are the list of villages near Tejam village in Dharchula.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Umachiya | 422 |
| Sobala | 189 |
| Bauling | 129 |
| Dar | 560 |
| Jaykot | 789 |
| Watan | 54 |
| Punla Bhataka | 20 |
| New | 264 |
| Chhalmachhilason | 387 |
| Suwa | 637 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Tejam, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - Wikipedia