Bija Population, Caste, Working Data Ludhiana, Punjab - Census 2011

Bija is a village situated in Khanna tehsil of Ludhiana district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 660 families residing in the village Bija. The total population of Bija is 3,167 out of which 1,672 are males and 1,495 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Bija is 894.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Bija village is 342 which is 11% of the total population. There are 171 male children and 171 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Bija is 1,000 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (894) of Bija village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Bija is 80.2%. Thus Bija village has a higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ludhiana district. The male literacy rate is 83.28% and the female literacy rate is 76.81% in Bija village.

Population
3,167
Families
660
Literacy
80.25%
Sex Ratio
894

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Bija village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Bija Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Bija village.

Total Male Female
Children 342 171 171
Literacy 80.25% 83.28% 76.81%
Scheduled Caste 1,311 696 615
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 900 422 478

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 41.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Bija village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Bija village out of total population, 1,030 were engaged in work activities. 95.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,030 workers engaged in Main Work, 194 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 987 881 106
Cultivators 194 184 10
Agriculture Labourer 42 40 2
Household Industries 9 7 2
Other Workers 742 650 92
Marginal Workers 43 32 11
Non Working 2,137 759 1,378

Map of Bija, Ludhiana, Punjab


Nearby Villages to Bija, Khanna

Below are the list of villages near Bija village in Khanna.

Village Population
Mehandipur 1,016
Mandiala Kalan 1,797
Kishangarh 967
Chak Sarai 1,534
Gaggar Majra 620
Jatana 2,319
Daheru 2,446
Jaspalon 2,295
Gandhwan 495
Kot Sheikhon 1,194

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