Okhar Population, Caste, Working Data Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Okhar is a village situated in Masturi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 827 families residing in the village Okhar. The total population of Okhar is 3,292 out of which 1,576 are males and 1,716 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Okhar is 1,089.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Okhar village is 517 which is 16% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 283 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Okhar is 1,209 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,089) of Okhar village.

Population
3,292
Families
827
Literacy
56.83%
Sex Ratio
1,089

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Okhar is 56.8%. Thus Okhar village has lower literacy rate compared to 59.9% of Bilaspur district. The male literacy rate is 71.98% and the female literacy rate is 42.64% in Okhar village.

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

Okhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 517 234 283
Literacy 56.83% 71.98% 42.64%
Scheduled Caste 175 90 85
Scheduled Tribe 59 27 32
Illiterate 1,715 610 1,105

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.8% of total population in Okhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Okhar village out of total population, 1,397 were engaged in work activities. 69.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,397 workers engaged in Main Work, 417 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 480 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 965 626 339
Cultivators 417 308 109
Agriculture Labourer 480 258 222
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 64 56 8
Marginal Workers 432 132 300
Non Working 1,895 818 1,077

Nearby Villages to Okhar,

Below are the list of villages near Okhar village in Masturi.

Village Population
Khapari 1,119
Gidhpuri 1,477
Thkurdewa 1,840
Domgaon 523
Kutela 1,018
Machaha 1,050
Bidyadih 1,030
Bahatara 1,502
Binaika 768
Amakoni 738

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