Birkham Population, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Birkham is a village situated in Chandankiyari block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 202 families residing in the village Birkham. The total population of Birkham is 1,265 out of which 540 are males and 725 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Birkham is 1,343.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Birkham village is 152 which is 12% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Birkham is 767 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,343) of Birkham village.

Population
1,265
Families
202
Literacy
65.5%
Sex Ratio
1,343

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Birkham is 65.5%. Thus Birkham village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.8% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 70.7% and the female literacy rate is 61.91% in Birkham village.

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

Birkham Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 152 86 66
Literacy 65.5% 70.7% 61.91%
Scheduled Caste 106 46 60
Scheduled Tribe 887 422 465
Illiterate 536 219 317

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 70.1% of total population in Birkham village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Birkham village out of total population, 566 were engaged in work activities. 39.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 60.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 566 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 222 152 70
Cultivators 35 22 13
Agriculture Labourer 4 2 2
Household Industries 3 1 2
Other Workers 180 127 53
Marginal Workers 344 142 202
Non Working 699 246 453

Nearby Villages to Birkham,

Below are the list of villages near Birkham village in Chandankiyari.

Village Population
Chandankiari 9,836
Kusumkiari 2,370
Sutribera 2,013
Chandipur 1,206
Barkama 3,219
Gangudi 275
Saharjuri 3,457
Bodma 1,114
Ratanpur 151
Amainagar 1,401

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