Barkona Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Barkona is a village situated in Dhamdaha block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,262 families residing in the village Barkona. The total population of Barkona is 6,185 out of which 3,296 are males and 2,889 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Barkona is 877.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Barkona village is 1062 which is 17% of the total population. There are 576 male children and 486 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Barkona is 844 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (877) of Barkona village.

Population
6,185
Families
1,262
Literacy
49.85%
Sex Ratio
877

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Barkona is 49.9%. Thus Barkona village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 58.9% and the female literacy rate is 39.62% in Barkona village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Barkona village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Barkona Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Barkona village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,062 576 486
Literacy 49.85% 58.9% 39.62%
Scheduled Caste 1,277 644 633
Scheduled Tribe 42 24 18
Illiterate 3,631 1,694 1,937

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Barkona village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Barkona village out of total population, 3,236 were engaged in work activities. 34.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,236 workers engaged in Main Work, 299 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 524 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,124 763 361
Cultivators 299 209 90
Agriculture Labourer 524 381 143
Household Industries 19 12 7
Other Workers 282 161 121
Marginal Workers 2,112 995 1,117
Non Working 2,949 1,538 1,411

Nearby Villages to Barkona,

Below are the list of villages near Barkona village in Dhamdaha.

Village Population
Dakaiha 1,926
Barkona Milik 802
Dumaria 4,191
Dumaria Chakla 929
Damaili 5,816
Utna 1,865
Rajghat Grarail 11,342
Mir Milik 382
Chikni 6,272
Rangpura 15,712

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