Kerakhas Population, Caste, Working Data Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kerakhas is a village situated in Chakradharpur block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 641 families residing in the village Kerakhas. The total population of Kerakhas is 2,905 out of which 1,457 are males and 1,448 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kerakhas is 994.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kerakhas village is 420 which is 14% of the total population. There are 193 male children and 227 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kerakhas is 1,176 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (994) of Kerakhas village.

Population
2,905
Families
641
Literacy
65.47%
Sex Ratio
994

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kerakhas is 65.5%. Thus Kerakhas village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.4% of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. The male literacy rate is 75.47% and the female literacy rate is 55.12% in Kerakhas village.

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

Kerakhas Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 420 193 227
Literacy 65.47% 75.47% 55.12%
Scheduled Caste 518 255 263
Scheduled Tribe 849 410 439
Illiterate 1,278 503 775

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 29.2% of total population in Kerakhas village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kerakhas village out of total population, 1,128 were engaged in work activities. 44% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,128 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 496 402 94
Cultivators 34 32 2
Agriculture Labourer 59 56 3
Household Industries 111 82 29
Other Workers 292 232 60
Marginal Workers 632 388 244
Non Working 1,777 667 1,110

Nearby Villages to Kerakhas,

Below are the list of villages near Kerakhas village in Chakradharpur.

Village Population
Kasipur 164
Sarjomdih 536
Tilapada 775
Ramchandarpur 158
Patna 7
Jaipurdhobanara 782
Nishchintpur 113
Bamangutu 689
Lakshmiposi 257
Kishunpur 532

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