Jalkhundar Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011

Jalkhundar is a village situated in Barsoi block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 496 families residing in the village Jalkhundar. The total population of Jalkhundar is 2,243 out of which 1,185 are males and 1,058 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jalkhundar is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jalkhundar village is 430 which is 19% of the total population. There are 225 male children and 205 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jalkhundar is 911 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Jalkhundar village.

Population
2,243
Families
496
Literacy
35.08%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jalkhundar is 35.1%. Thus Jalkhundar village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 40.31% and the female literacy rate is 29.19% in Jalkhundar village.

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

Jalkhundar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 430 225 205
Literacy 35.08% 40.31% 29.19%
Scheduled Caste 657 345 312
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,607 798 809

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jalkhundar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jalkhundar village out of total population, 596 were engaged in work activities. 91.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 596 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 463 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 545 511 34
Cultivators 66 64 2
Agriculture Labourer 463 435 28
Other Workers 16 12 4
Marginal Workers 51 25 26
Non Working 1,647 649 998

Nearby Villages to Jalkhundar,

Below are the list of villages near Jalkhundar village in Barsoi.

Village Population
Shiwanandpur 1,349
Khijirpur 2,453
Chandi 4,824
Manaikhor 996
Sultanpur 8,140
Sonapur 2,036
Dakaitpuja 720
Malaur 1,921
Beltar 3,158
Sadian 563

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