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Areikana Population - Jajapur, Orissa

Areikana is a large village located in Balichandrapur Block of Jajapur district, Orissa with total 544 families residing. The Areikana village has population of 2363 of which 1186 are males while 1177 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Areikana village population of children with age 0-6 is 276 which makes up 11.68 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Areikana village is 992 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Areikana as per census is 1107, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Areikana village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Areikana village was 91.18 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Areikana Male literacy stands at 96.87 % while female literacy rate was 85.37 %.

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

Areikana Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 544 - -
Population 2,363 1,186 1,177
Child (0-6) 276 131 145
Schedule Caste 429 220 209
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 91.18 % 96.87 % 85.37 %
Total Workers 711 665 46
Main Worker 493 - -
Marginal Worker 218 208 10

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.15 % of total population in Areikana village. The village Areikana currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Areikana village out of total population, 711 were engaged in work activities. 69.34 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.66 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 711 workers engaged in Main Work, 164 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 98 were Agricultural labourer.