Kanharia Population, Caste, Working Data Purnia, Bihar - Census 2011

Kanharia is a village situated in Dagarua block of Purnia district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,296 families residing in the village Kanharia. The total population of Kanharia is 5,898 out of which 3,063 are males and 2,835 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanharia is 926.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanharia village is 1354 which is 23% of the total population. There are 690 male children and 664 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanharia is 962 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (926) of Kanharia village.

Population
5,898
Families
1,296
Literacy
49.14%
Sex Ratio
926

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanharia is 49.1%. Thus Kanharia village has higher literacy rate compared to 40.8% of Purnia district. The male literacy rate is 55.96% and the female literacy rate is 41.69% in Kanharia village.

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

Kanharia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,354 690 664
Literacy 49.14% 55.96% 41.69%
Scheduled Caste 691 375 316
Scheduled Tribe 22 8 14
Illiterate 3,665 1,735 1,930

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Kanharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kanharia village out of total population, 1,860 were engaged in work activities. 89.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,860 workers engaged in Main Work, 273 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,113 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,660 1,424 236
Cultivators 273 249 24
Agriculture Labourer 1,113 981 132
Household Industries 34 29 5
Other Workers 240 165 75
Marginal Workers 200 72 128
Non Working 4,038 1,567 2,471

Nearby Villages to Kanharia,

Below are the list of villages near Kanharia village in Dagarua.

Village Population
Ramnagar 568
Phulbari 1,569
Lachhmipur 274
Diha 641
Nifatpur 1,767
Ochhepur 1,023
Majgawan 560
Singhia 749
Thathauli 4,955
Sinduar 423

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