Dhankara Population, Caste, Working Data Latehar, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Dhankara is a village situated in Latehar block of Latehar district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 390 families residing in the village Dhankara. The total population of Dhankara is 2,197 out of which 1,132 are males and 1,065 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dhankara is 941.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dhankara village is 463 which is 21% of the total population. There are 243 male children and 220 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dhankara is 905 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (941) of Dhankara village.

Population
2,197
Families
390
Literacy
53.63%
Sex Ratio
941

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dhankara is 53.6%. Thus Dhankara village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Latehar district. The male literacy rate is 64.57% and the female literacy rate is 42.13% in Dhankara village.

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

Dhankara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 463 243 220
Literacy 53.63% 64.57% 42.13%
Scheduled Caste 35 17 18
Scheduled Tribe 1,435 735 700
Illiterate 1,267 558 709

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 65.3% of total population in Dhankara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dhankara village out of total population, 853 were engaged in work activities. 22.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 853 workers engaged in Main Work, 72 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 195 166 29
Cultivators 72 61 11
Agriculture Labourer 37 28 9
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 84 75 9
Marginal Workers 658 362 296
Non Working 1,344 604 740

Nearby Villages to Dhankara,

Below are the list of villages near Dhankara village in Latehar.

Village Population
Kalyanpur 874
Thakurpara 508
Nawadih Alias Kalyanpur 895
Nawadih 471
Baritu Jagir 1,261
Gulariatanr 208
Bajkum 1,288
Narayanpur 461
Manan Chotag 1,764
Patariachotag 669

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