Kurkheta Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kurkheta is a village situated in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 150 families residing in the village Kurkheta. The total population of Kurkheta is 801 out of which 379 are males and 422 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurkheta is 1,113.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurkheta village is 242 which is 30% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 142 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurkheta is 1,420 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,113) of Kurkheta village.

Population
801
Families
150
Literacy
30.05%
Sex Ratio
1,113

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurkheta is 30.1%. Thus Kurkheta village has lower literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 39.43% and the female literacy rate is 20.71% in Kurkheta village.

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

Kurkheta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 242 100 142
Literacy 30.05% 39.43% 20.71%
Scheduled Caste 708 337 371
Scheduled Tribe 80 34 46
Illiterate 633 269 364

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 88.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10% of total population in Kurkheta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kurkheta village out of total population, 349 were engaged in work activities. 40.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 349 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 140 120 20
Cultivators 6 5 1
Agriculture Labourer 112 107 5
Household Industries 21 7 14
Other Workers 1 1 0
Marginal Workers 209 66 143
Non Working 452 193 259

Nearby Villages to Kurkheta,

Below are the list of villages near Kurkheta village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur.

Village Population
Pahasbar 115
Karamo 141
Rajguru 517
Surhud 409
Kadalgori 279
Kasiadih 690
Salot 71
Majhgawan 132
Burhigara 344
Pandarkola 143

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