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Erand Population - Surguja, Chhattisgarh

Erand is a medium size village located in Sitapur Tehsil of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh with total 243 families residing. The Erand village has population of 1136 of which 570 are males while 566 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Erand village population of children with age 0-6 is 187 which makes up 16.46 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Erand village is 993 which is higher than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Erand as per census is 989, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Erand village has lower literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Erand village was 45.63 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Erand Male literacy stands at 54.41 % while female literacy rate was 36.79 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Erand 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 Erand village.

Erand Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 243 - -
Population 1,136 570 566
Child (0-6) 187 94 93
Schedule Caste 60 30 30
Schedule Tribe 1,008 509 499
Literacy 45.63 % 54.41 % 36.79 %
Total Workers 659 322 337
Main Worker 351 - -
Marginal Worker 308 148 160

Caste Factor

In Erand village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 88.73 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 5.28 % of total population in Erand village.

Work Profile

In Erand village out of total population, 659 were engaged in work activities. 53.26 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.74 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 659 workers engaged in Main Work, 323 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.