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

Jharia is a village situated in Barjora block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 99 families residing in the village Jharia. The total population of Jharia is 532 out of which 280 are males and 252 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jharia is 900.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jharia village is 71 which is 13% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 36 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jharia is 1,029 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (900) of Jharia village.

Population
532
Families
99
Literacy
61.61%
Sex Ratio
900

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jharia is 61.6%. Thus Jharia village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 81.63% and the female literacy rate is 38.89% 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 71 35 36
Literacy 61.61% 81.63% 38.89%
Scheduled Caste 476 249 227
Scheduled Tribe 31 18 13
Illiterate 248 80 168

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 89.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.8% of total population in Jharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jharia village out of total population, 236 were engaged in work activities. 4.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 95.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 236 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10 8 2
Cultivators 1 1 0
Agriculture Labourer 5 4 1
Other Workers 4 3 1
Marginal Workers 226 151 75
Non Working 296 121 175

Nearby Villages to Jharia,

Below are the list of villages near Jharia village in Barjora.

Village Population
Gobindapur 850
Lalbazar 971
Birsingpur 106
Kalla 93
Sonagara 504
Gadardihi 3,011
Talanda 235
Nabasan 244
Saragara 343
Chhandar 1,776

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