Dharmeshwar Gachh Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Dharmeshwar Gachh is a village situated in Jokihat block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 553 families residing in the village Dharmeshwar Gachh. The total population of Dharmeshwar Gachh is 2,593 out of which 1,349 are males and 1,244 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dharmeshwar Gachh is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dharmeshwar Gachh village is 518 which is 20% of the total population. There are 257 male children and 261 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dharmeshwar Gachh is 1,016 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Dharmeshwar Gachh village.

Population
2,593
Families
553
Literacy
66.55%
Sex Ratio
922

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dharmeshwar Gachh is 66.6%. Thus Dharmeshwar Gachh village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 75.73% and the female literacy rate is 56.36% in Dharmeshwar Gachh village.

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

Dharmeshwar Gachh Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 518 257 261
Literacy 66.55% 75.73% 56.36%
Scheduled Caste 683 361 322
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 1,212 522 690

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Dharmeshwar Gachh village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Dharmeshwar Gachh village out of total population, 908 were engaged in work activities. 64.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 908 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 341 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 583 482 101
Cultivators 153 123 30
Agriculture Labourer 341 307 34
Household Industries 12 6 6
Other Workers 77 46 31
Marginal Workers 325 186 139
Non Working 1,685 681 1,004

Nearby Villages to Dharmeshwar Gachh,

Below are the list of villages near Dharmeshwar Gachh village in Jokihat.

Village Population
Kesarra 4,489
Khuti Kharia 2,526
Bairgachhi 864
Hardar 3,424
Jahanpur 1,653
Satghara 2,351
Rani 1,250
Semaria 4,220
Barhuwa 3,207
Gogra 3,288

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