Jorkat Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Jorkat is a village situated in Medininagar block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 149 families residing in the village Jorkat. The total population of Jorkat is 782 out of which 390 are males and 392 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jorkat is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jorkat village is 165 which is 21% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 86 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jorkat is 1,089 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Jorkat village.

Population
782
Families
149
Literacy
64.67%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jorkat is 64.7%. Thus Jorkat village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 77.17% and the female literacy rate is 51.96% in Jorkat village.

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

Jorkat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 165 79 86
Literacy 64.67% 77.17% 51.96%
Scheduled Caste 44 23 21
Scheduled Tribe 585 288 297
Illiterate 383 150 233

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 74.8% of total population in Jorkat village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Jorkat village out of total population, 264 were engaged in work activities. 38.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 264 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 102 92 10
Cultivators 3 3 0
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 96 86 10
Marginal Workers 162 89 73
Non Working 518 209 309

Nearby Villages to Jorkat,

Below are the list of villages near Jorkat village in Medininagar.

Village Population
Ganke 593
Kewatbar 778
Chianki 8,714
Hisra Alias Pokhraha 1,637
Pokhraha Khurd 4,788
Banua Alias Sala 624
Pokhraha Kalan 2,811
Bakoia 397
Jamune 3,671
Sonpurwa 486

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