Maricha Population, Caste, Working Data Jamui, Bihar - Census 2011

Maricha is a village situated in Sikandra block of Jamui district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 916 families residing in the village Maricha. The total population of Maricha is 5,568 out of which 2,894 are males and 2,674 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maricha is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maricha village is 991 which is 18% of the total population. There are 511 male children and 480 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maricha is 939 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Maricha village.

Population
5,568
Families
916
Literacy
52.89%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maricha is 52.9%. Thus Maricha village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.8% of Jamui district. The male literacy rate is 66.81% and the female literacy rate is 37.78% in Maricha village.

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

Maricha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 991 511 480
Literacy 52.89% 66.81% 37.78%
Scheduled Caste 894 441 453
Scheduled Tribe 148 74 74
Illiterate 3,147 1,302 1,845

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Maricha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maricha village out of total population, 2,721 were engaged in work activities. 25.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 74.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,721 workers engaged in Main Work, 149 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 239 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 687 479 208
Cultivators 149 138 11
Agriculture Labourer 239 199 40
Household Industries 41 12 29
Other Workers 258 130 128
Marginal Workers 2,034 1,057 977
Non Working 2,847 1,358 1,489

Nearby Villages to Maricha,

Below are the list of villages near Maricha village in Sikandra.

Village Population
Ranhan 3,793
Pakri 1,590
Basbutti 474
Bohrama 574
Gonhar 173
Mobarakpur 824
Nima 223
Patamar 1,911
Kenui 621
Raghunathpur 1,210

Reference