Gharka Population, Caste, Working Data Tarn Taran, Punjab - Census 2011

Gharka is a village situated in Tarn Taran tehsil of Tarn Taran district in Punjab. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 913 families residing in the village Gharka. The total population of Gharka is 4,919 out of which 2,639 are males and 2,280 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Gharka is 864.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Gharka village is 639 which is 13% of the total population. There are 354 male children and 285 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Gharka is 805 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (864) of Gharka village.

Population
4,919
Families
913
Literacy
67.45%
Sex Ratio
864

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Gharka is 67.5%. Thus Gharka village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.5% of Tarn Taran district. The male literacy rate is 72.3% and the female literacy rate is 61.9% in Gharka village.

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

Gharka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 639 354 285
Literacy 67.45% 72.3% 61.9%
Scheduled Caste 993 559 434
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,032 987 1,045

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Gharka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Gharka village out of total population, 1,485 were engaged in work activities. 98% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,485 workers engaged in Main Work, 852 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 358 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,456 1,365 91
Cultivators 852 827 25
Agriculture Labourer 358 333 25
Household Industries 38 35 3
Other Workers 208 170 38
Marginal Workers 29 25 4
Non Working 3,434 1,249 2,185

Nearby Villages to Gharka,

Below are the list of villages near Gharka village in Tarn Taran.

Village Population
Pakhopura 2,128
Ratoke 2,228
Raniwala 3,076
Dhun 2,234
Sangatpur 1,625
Chamba Kalan 2,998
Brahmpur 2,273
Kambo Dhaiwala 1,319
Bathal Sehja Singh 710
Kiriyan 1,478

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