Diku Balkand Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Diku Balkand is a village situated in Hat Gamharia block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 396 families residing in the village Diku Balkand. The total population of Diku Balkand is 1,849 out of which 923 are males and 926 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Diku Balkand is 1,003.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Diku Balkand village is 283 which is 15% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 139 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Diku Balkand is 965 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,003) of Diku Balkand village.

Population
1,849
Families
396
Literacy
59.2%
Sex Ratio
1,003

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Diku Balkand is 59.2%. Thus Diku Balkand village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.4% of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 72.27% and the female literacy rate is 46.25% in Diku Balkand village.

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

Diku Balkand Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 283 144 139
Literacy 59.2% 72.27% 46.25%
Scheduled Caste 579 272 307
Scheduled Tribe 200 108 92
Illiterate 922 360 562

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.8% of total population in Diku Balkand village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Diku Balkand village out of total population, 765 were engaged in work activities. 46.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 53.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 765 workers engaged in Main Work, 189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 356 291 65
Cultivators 189 169 20
Agriculture Labourer 112 79 33
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 41 32 9
Marginal Workers 409 199 210
Non Working 1,084 433 651

Nearby Villages to Diku Balkand,

Below are the list of villages near Diku Balkand village in Hat Gamharia.

Village Population
Ho Balkand 1,218
Dudh Pani 668
Kotachara 374
Dudh Jui 1,640
Tirilpi 1,001
Lapungpi 878
Barusai 266
Hapugutu 633
Kalaia 1,334
Bageyebera 776

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