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

Jhakhra is a village situated in Shambhuganj block of Banka district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 531 families residing in the village Jhakhra. The total population of Jhakhra is 2,948 out of which 1,527 are males and 1,421 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhakhra is 931.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhakhra village is 499 which is 17% of the total population. There are 239 male children and 260 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhakhra is 1,088 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (931) of Jhakhra village.

Population
2,948
Families
531
Literacy
70.48%
Sex Ratio
931

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhakhra is 70.5%. Thus Jhakhra village has higher literacy rate compared to 47.4% of Banka district. The male literacy rate is 79.43% and the female literacy rate is 60.55% in Jhakhra village.

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

Jhakhra Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 499 239 260
Literacy 70.48% 79.43% 60.55%
Scheduled Caste 111 46 65
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,222 504 718

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jhakhra village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jhakhra village out of total population, 823 were engaged in work activities. 32.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 67.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 823 workers engaged in Main Work, 214 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 266 254 12
Cultivators 214 211 3
Agriculture Labourer 24 24 0
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 25 16 9
Marginal Workers 557 452 105
Non Working 2,125 821 1,304

Nearby Villages to Jhakhra,

Below are the list of villages near Jhakhra village in Shambhuganj.

Village Population
Jangal 234
Mahthudih 2,573
Karsop Arazi 2,021
Daka 1,865
Rudpai 2,347
Kamardih 1,336
Chutia 5,024
Karsop 5,201
Karanpur 955
Pachrukhi 464

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