Jira Population, Caste, Working Data Amreli, Gujarat - Census 2011

Jira is a village situated in Dhari taluka of Amreli district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 559 families residing in the village Jira. The total population of Jira is 2,426 out of which 1,204 are males and 1,222 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jira is 1,015.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Jira village is 242 which is 10% of the total population. There are 126 male children and 116 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jira is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,015) of Jira village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jira is 71.2%. Thus Jira village has a higher literacy rate compared to 65.7% of Amreli district. The male literacy rate is 79.41% and the female literacy rate is 63.2% in Jira village.

Population
2,426
Families
559
Literacy
71.2%
Sex Ratio
1,015

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Jira village is VINTUBEN DILIPBHAI BAMBHAROLIYA. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jira village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Jira Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 242 126 116
Literacy 71.2% 79.41% 63.2%
Scheduled Caste 115 56 59
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 871 348 523

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jira village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jira village out of total population, 1,127 were engaged in work activities. 81.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,127 workers engaged in Main Work, 478 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 211 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 917 701 216
Cultivators 478 378 100
Agriculture Labourer 211 121 90
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 227 201 26
Marginal Workers 210 74 136
Non Working 1,299 429 870

Map of Jira, Amreli, Gujarat


Nearby Villages to Jira, Dhari

Below are the list of villages near Jira village in Dhari.

Village Population
Dabhali 292
Sarasiya 4,960
Madhupur 462
Facharia 507
Virpur 2,677
Govindpur 2,986
Lakhapadar 1,243
Dalkhaniya 3,975
Nagadhra 1,574
Mithapur Nakki 867

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