Joakhar Population, Caste, Working Data Bhagalpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Joakhar is a village situated in Shahkund block of Bhagalpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 281 families residing in the village Joakhar. The total population of Joakhar is 1,526 out of which 791 are males and 735 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Joakhar is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Joakhar village is 244 which is 16% of the total population. There are 142 male children and 102 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Joakhar is 718 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Joakhar village.

Population
1,526
Families
281
Literacy
57.33%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Joakhar is 57.3%. Thus Joakhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.8% of Bhagalpur district. The male literacy rate is 63.02% and the female literacy rate is 51.5% in Joakhar village.

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

Joakhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 244 142 102
Literacy 57.33% 63.02% 51.5%
Scheduled Caste 231 120 111
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 791 382 409

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Joakhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Joakhar village out of total population, 473 were engaged in work activities. 54.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 473 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 188 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 259 242 17
Cultivators 30 29 1
Agriculture Labourer 188 178 10
Household Industries 13 10 3
Other Workers 28 25 3
Marginal Workers 214 97 117
Non Working 1,053 452 601

Nearby Villages to Joakhar,

Below are the list of villages near Joakhar village in Shahkund.

Village Population
Galgala 794
Paharpur 596
Dumra 542
Berai 2,621
Karanpur 1,503
Rasula 452
Samastipur 1,405
Harnathpur 2,141
Bagai 391
Mahagawan 401

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