Jharia Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Jharia is a village situated in Bankura - I block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 110 families residing in the village Jharia. The total population of Jharia is 603 out of which 302 are males and 301 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jharia is 997.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jharia village is 78 which is 13% of the total population. There are 34 male children and 44 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jharia is 1,294 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (997) of Jharia village.

Population
603
Families
110
Literacy
64.57%
Sex Ratio
997

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jharia is 64.6%. Thus Jharia village has higher literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 77.61% and the female literacy rate is 50.97% in Jharia village.

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

Jharia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 78 34 44
Literacy 64.57% 77.61% 50.97%
Scheduled Caste 138 67 71
Scheduled Tribe 9 3 6
Illiterate 264 94 170

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.5% of total population in Jharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jharia village out of total population, 165 were engaged in work activities. 95.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 165 workers engaged in Main Work, 71 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 45 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 157 151 6
Cultivators 71 69 2
Agriculture Labourer 45 44 1
Other Workers 41 38 3
Marginal Workers 8 7 1
Non Working 438 144 294

Nearby Villages to Jharia,

Below are the list of villages near Jharia village in Bankura - I.

Village Population
Bhaturi 814
Makarkendi 193
Baindhka 847
Raj Kumar 414
Bhagabanpur 336
Sibrampur 231
Dulalpur 12
Uparsol 16
Jethia 305
Dakshinbankati 1,312

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