Karji Population, Caste, Working Data Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Karji is a village situated in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 310 families residing in the village Karji. The total population of Karji is 1,482 out of which 720 are males and 762 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karji is 1,058.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karji village is 239 which is 16% of the total population. There are 120 male children and 119 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karji is 992 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,058) of Karji village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karji is 43.4%. Thus Karji village has a lower literacy rate compared to 50.3% of Surguja district. The male literacy rate is 49.33% and the female literacy rate is 37.95% in Karji village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Karji village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Karji Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Karji village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 239 | 120 | 119 |
| Literacy | 43.44% | 49.33% | 37.95% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1,359 | 653 | 706 |
| Illiterate | 942 | 424 | 518 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 91.7% of total population in Karji village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Karji village out of total population, 938 were engaged in work activities. 68% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 938 workers engaged in Main Work, 593 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 22 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 638 | 422 | 216 |
| Cultivators | 593 | 394 | 199 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 22 | 14 | 8 |
| Other Workers | 23 | 14 | 9 |
| Marginal Workers | 300 | 40 | 260 |
| Non Working | 544 | 258 | 286 |
Map of Karji, Surguja, Chhattisgarh
Nearby Villages to Karji, Rajpur
Below are the list of villages near Karji village in Rajpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Parsagudi | 3,371 |
| Chandragarh | 907 |
| Nawapara | 349 |
| Dignagar | 1,001 |
| Chatakpur | 286 |
| Khumri | 487 |
| Laduwa | 1,159 |
| Okra | 1,365 |
| Budha Bagicha | 1,964 |
| Patrapara | 1,558 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Karji, Surguja, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia