Chirka Population, Caste, Working Data Kalahandi, Odisha - Census 2011

Chirka is a village situated in Jayapatna block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 453 families residing in the village Chirka. The total population of Chirka is 1,768 out of which 844 are males and 924 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chirka is 1,095.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chirka village is 225 which is 13% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 111 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chirka is 974 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,095) of Chirka village.

Population
1,768
Families
453
Literacy
44.07%
Sex Ratio
1,095

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chirka is 44.1%. Thus Chirka village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Kalahandi district. The male literacy rate is 56.44% and the female literacy rate is 32.96% in Chirka village.

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

Chirka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 225 114 111
Literacy 44.07% 56.44% 32.96%
Scheduled Caste 19 8 11
Scheduled Tribe 1,017 481 536
Illiterate 1,088 432 656

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 57.5% of total population in Chirka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chirka village out of total population, 870 were engaged in work activities. 75.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 870 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 495 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 653 399 254
Cultivators 133 120 13
Agriculture Labourer 495 258 237
Other Workers 25 21 4
Marginal Workers 217 99 118
Non Working 898 346 552

Nearby Villages to Chirka,

Below are the list of villages near Chirka village in Jayapatna.

Village Population
Kanakpur 971
Jayapatna 10,707
Benger 688
Pratappur 3,739
Atigaon 314
Badakarlakote 2,570
Dhamanguda 889
Pabli 1,492
Churagaon 1,480
Hirapur 3,336

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