Karja Population, Caste, Working Data Bhojpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Karja is a village situated in Shahpur block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 545 families residing in the village Karja. The total population of Karja is 3,453 out of which 1,882 are males and 1,571 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karja is 835.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Karja village is 519 which is 15% of the total population. There are 281 male children and 238 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karja is 847 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (835) of Karja village.

Population
3,453
Families
545
Literacy
68.78%
Sex Ratio
835

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karja is 68.8%. Thus Karja village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.6% of Bhojpur district. The male literacy rate is 77.51% and the female literacy rate is 58.29% in Karja village.

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

Karja Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 519 281 238
Literacy 68.78% 77.51% 58.29%
Scheduled Caste 246 143 103
Scheduled Tribe 71 40 31
Illiterate 1,435 641 794

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Karja village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Karja village out of total population, 1,083 were engaged in work activities. 29.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,083 workers engaged in Main Work, 55 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 121 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 321 270 51
Cultivators 55 48 7
Agriculture Labourer 121 110 11
Household Industries 14 13 1
Other Workers 131 99 32
Marginal Workers 762 482 280
Non Working 2,370 1,130 1,240

Nearby Villages to Karja,

Below are the list of villages near Karja village in Shahpur.

Village Population
Bimari 1,676
Parariya 1,454
Paharpur 1,822
Char Ghat 4,143
Chanchar 1,216
Gaura 4,885
Ramdihra 1,903
Jhaua 11,459
Tikapur 3,439
Pakri 1,645

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