Khela Population, Caste, Working Data Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Khela is a village situated in Dharchula tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 412 families residing in the village Khela. The total population of Khela is 1,764 out of which 780 are males and 984 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khela is 1,262.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khela village is 307 which is 17% of the total population. There are 147 male children and 160 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khela is 1,088 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,262) of Khela village.

Population
1,764
Families
412
Literacy
75.63%
Sex Ratio
1,262

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khela is 75.6%. Thus Khela village has higher literacy rate compared to 71.5% of Pithoragarh district. The male literacy rate is 91.94% and the female literacy rate is 63.11% in Khela village.

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

Khela Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 307 147 160
Literacy 75.63% 91.94% 63.11%
Scheduled Caste 375 174 201
Scheduled Tribe 7 4 3
Illiterate 662 198 464

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Khela village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Khela village out of total population, 758 were engaged in work activities. 71.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 28.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 758 workers engaged in Main Work, 400 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 544 138 406
Cultivators 400 28 372
Agriculture Labourer 1 1 0
Other Workers 143 109 34
Marginal Workers 214 194 20
Non Working 1,006 448 558

Nearby Villages to Khela,

Below are the list of villages near Khela village in Dharchula.

Village Population
Garguwa 986
Syankuri 1,232
Jamku 708
Bangapani 815
Jarajibli 1,335
Khet 504
Kanar 1,304
Suwa 637
Lumati 386
New 264

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