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Jirkatang No.2 Population - South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Jirkatang No.2 is a medium size village located in Ferrargunj Tehsil of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands with total 73 families residing. The Jirkatang No.2 village has population of 304 of which 160 are males while 144 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jirkatang No.2 village population of children with age 0-6 is 27 which makes up 8.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jirkatang No.2 village is 900 which is higher than Andaman and Nicobar Islands state average of 876. Child Sex Ratio for the Jirkatang No.2 as per census is 929, lower than Andaman and Nicobar Islands average of 968.

Jirkatang No.2 village has higher literacy rate compared to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In 2011, literacy rate of Jirkatang No.2 village was 87.00 % compared to 86.63 % of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Jirkatang No.2 Male literacy stands at 90.41 % while female literacy rate was 83.21 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Jirkatang No.2 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 Jirkatang No.2 village.

Jirkatang No.2 Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 73 - -
Population 304 160 144
Child (0-6) 27 14 13
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 2 0 2
Literacy 87.00 % 90.41 % 83.21 %
Total Workers 90 79 11
Main Worker 70 - -
Marginal Worker 20 19 1

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.66 % of total population in Jirkatang No.2 village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jirkatang No.2 village of South Andaman.

Work Profile

In Jirkatang No.2 village out of total population, 90 were engaged in work activities. 77.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 90 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.