Japia Population, Caste, Working Data Kamrup, Assam - Census 2011
Japia is a village situated in Hajo circle of Kamrup district in Assam. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 956 families residing in the village Japia. The total population of Japia is 5,076 out of which 2,675 are males and 2,401 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Japia is 898.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Japia village is 646 which is 13% of the total population. There are 316 male children and 330 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Japia is 1,044 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Japia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Japia is 83.4%. Thus Japia village has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Kamrup district. The male literacy rate is 90.38% and the female literacy rate is 75.37% in Japia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Japia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Japia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Japia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 646 | 316 | 330 |
| Literacy | 83.36% | 90.38% | 75.37% |
| Scheduled Caste | 1,062 | 558 | 504 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 89 | 44 | 45 |
| Illiterate | 1,383 | 543 | 840 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Japia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Japia village out of total population, 1,937 were engaged in work activities. 71.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,937 workers engaged in Main Work, 329 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 253 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 1,378 | 1,014 | 364 |
| Cultivators | 329 | 322 | 7 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 253 | 224 | 29 |
| Household Industries | 26 | 22 | 4 |
| Other Workers | 770 | 446 | 324 |
| Marginal Workers | 559 | 393 | 166 |
| Non Working | 3,139 | 1,268 | 1,871 |
Map of Japia, Kamrup, Assam
Nearby Villages to Japia, Hajo
Below are the list of villages near Japia village in Hajo.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Hainadi | 500 |
| Helesha | 1,595 |
| Dihina | 2,142 |
| Ukhura | 3,409 |
| Dakshin Singra | 976 |
| Mokhania | 2,381 |
| Kamarpur | 4,791 |
| No.1 Bagta | 4,926 |
| No.2 Bagta | 495 |
| Akadi | 3,932 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Japia, Kamrup, Assam - Wikipedia