Matihara Population, Caste, Working Data Dumka, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Matihara is a village situated in Saraiyahat block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 149 families residing in the village Matihara. The total population of Matihara is 719 out of which 379 are males and 340 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Matihara is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Matihara village is 131 which is 18% of the total population. There are 65 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Matihara is 1,015 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (897) of Matihara village.

Population
719
Families
149
Literacy
41.67%
Sex Ratio
897

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Matihara is 41.7%. Thus Matihara village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 48.09% and the female literacy rate is 34.31% in Matihara village.

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

Matihara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 131 65 66
Literacy 41.67% 48.09% 34.31%
Scheduled Caste 10 5 5
Scheduled Tribe 460 238 222
Illiterate 474 228 246

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 64% of total population in Matihara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Matihara village out of total population, 426 were engaged in work activities. 56.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 43.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 426 workers engaged in Main Work, 110 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 240 212 28
Cultivators 110 92 18
Agriculture Labourer 20 16 4
Household Industries 96 93 3
Other Workers 14 11 3
Marginal Workers 186 9 177
Non Working 293 158 135

Nearby Villages to Matihara,

Below are the list of villages near Matihara village in Saraiyahat.

Village Population
Kalipur 493
Dhauni 1,229
Belidhab 447
Mokhapur 795
Bakula 224
Barmaniya 882
Mahura 589
Sumeripati 255
Bara 136
Manikpur 410

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