Chekharia Population, Caste, Working Data Garhwa, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Chekharia is a village situated in Nagaruntari block of Garhwa district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,039 families residing in the village Chekharia. The total population of Chekharia is 5,885 out of which 3,069 are males and 2,816 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chekharia is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chekharia village is 928 which is 16% of the total population. There are 485 male children and 443 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chekharia is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Chekharia village.

Population
5,885
Families
1,039
Literacy
73.79%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chekharia is 73.8%. Thus Chekharia village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.4% of Garhwa district. The male literacy rate is 81.08% and the female literacy rate is 65.87% in Chekharia village.

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

Chekharia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 928 485 443
Literacy 73.79% 81.08% 65.87%
Scheduled Caste 461 258 203
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 2,227 974 1,253

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Chekharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chekharia village out of total population, 1,724 were engaged in work activities. 68% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,724 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,173 1,054 119
Cultivators 101 96 5
Agriculture Labourer 42 35 7
Household Industries 121 70 51
Other Workers 909 853 56
Marginal Workers 551 383 168
Non Working 4,161 1,632 2,529

Nearby Villages to Chekharia,

Below are the list of villages near Chekharia village in Nagaruntari.

Village Population
Purnanagar 1,516
Bishunpur 2,311
Nayakhar 1,027
Ghaghra 72
Ahirpurwa 1,866
Alkar 961
Dhamni 809
Tulsidamar 464
Henho 745
Daheria 731

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