Jakha Population, Caste, Working Data Banka, Bihar - Census 2011

Jakha is a village situated in Dhuraiya block of Banka district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 507 families residing in the village Jakha. The total population of Jakha is 2,637 out of which 1,375 are males and 1,262 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jakha is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jakha village is 515 which is 20% of the total population. There are 269 male children and 246 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jakha is 914 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (918) of Jakha village.

Population
2,637
Families
507
Literacy
60.46%
Sex Ratio
918

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jakha is 60.5%. Thus Jakha village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.4% of Banka district. The male literacy rate is 70.98% and the female literacy rate is 49.02% in Jakha village.

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

Jakha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 515 269 246
Literacy 60.46% 70.98% 49.02%
Scheduled Caste 238 125 113
Scheduled Tribe 140 76 64
Illiterate 1,354 590 764

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.3% of total population in Jakha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jakha village out of total population, 1,160 were engaged in work activities. 33.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 66.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,160 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 254 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 392 277 115
Cultivators 109 95 14
Agriculture Labourer 254 160 94
Household Industries 4 1 3
Other Workers 25 21 4
Marginal Workers 768 406 362
Non Working 1,477 692 785

Nearby Villages to Jakha,

Below are the list of villages near Jakha village in Dhuraiya.

Village Population
Laugain 2,107
Dhupsanda 2,959
Aitha 237
Basantpur 1,592
Hirammi 1,642
Kumardih 885
Jagankita 1,651
Pipra 1,557
Beldiha 2,836
Mohamadppur 2,497

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