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Kanji Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Kanji is a medium size village located in Dumri Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 116 families residing. The Kanji village has population of 853 of which 439 are males while 414 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanji village population of children with age 0-6 is 136 which makes up 15.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanji village is 943 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanji as per census is 1194, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kanji village has higher literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanji village was 81.31 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kanji Male literacy stands at 91.25 % while female literacy rate was 70.29 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kanji village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kanji village.

Kanji Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 116 - -
Population 853 439 414
Child (0-6) 136 62 74
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 811 423 388
Literacy 81.31 % 91.25 % 70.29 %
Total Workers 441 231 210
Main Worker 388 - -
Marginal Worker 53 33 20

Caste Factor

In Kanji village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 95.08 % of total population in Kanji village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kanji village of Gumla.

Work Profile

In Kanji village out of total population, 441 were engaged in work activities. 87.98 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.02 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 441 workers engaged in Main Work, 375 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.