Dak Pokhar Population, Caste, Working Data Kishanganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Dak Pokhar is a village situated in Terhagachh block of Kishanganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 634 families residing in the village Dak Pokhar. The total population of Dak Pokhar is 2,743 out of which 1,418 are males and 1,325 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dak Pokhar is 934.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dak Pokhar village is 469 which is 17% of the total population. There are 238 male children and 231 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dak Pokhar is 971 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (934) of Dak Pokhar village.

Population
2,743
Families
634
Literacy
65.48%
Sex Ratio
934

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dak Pokhar is 65.5%. Thus Dak Pokhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.1% of Kishanganj district. The male literacy rate is 76.78% and the female literacy rate is 53.29% in Dak Pokhar village.

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

Dak Pokhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 469 238 231
Literacy 65.48% 76.78% 53.29%
Scheduled Caste 182 85 97
Scheduled Tribe 29 12 17
Illiterate 1,254 512 742

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Dak Pokhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dak Pokhar village out of total population, 811 were engaged in work activities. 76.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 811 workers engaged in Main Work, 181 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 330 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 619 585 34
Cultivators 181 175 6
Agriculture Labourer 330 320 10
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 103 85 18
Marginal Workers 192 178 14
Non Working 1,932 655 1,277

Nearby Villages to Dak Pokhar,

Below are the list of villages near Dak Pokhar village in Terhagachh.

Village Population
Sirnia 881
Nania 691
Bhardhari 317
Baluadandgi 1,967
Phulbari 197
Baigna 2,379
Mianpur 2,883
Mianpur 962
Mahua 1,599
Ghani Phulsara 1,477

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