Okhargar Population, Caste, Working Data Garhwa, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Okhargar is a village situated in Meral block of Garhwa district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,075 families residing in the village Okhargar. The total population of Okhargar is 10,737 out of which 5,660 are males and 5,077 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Okhargar is 897.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Okhargar village is 1912 which is 18% of the total population. There are 979 male children and 933 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Okhargar is 953 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (897) of Okhargar village.

Population
10,737
Families
2,075
Literacy
57.59%
Sex Ratio
897

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Okhargar is 57.6%. Thus Okhargar village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.4% of Garhwa district. The male literacy rate is 68.58% and the female literacy rate is 45.17% in Okhargar village.

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

Okhargar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,912 979 933
Literacy 57.59% 68.58% 45.17%
Scheduled Caste 1,868 980 888
Scheduled Tribe 1,107 598 509
Illiterate 5,655 2,450 3,205

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10.3% of total population in Okhargar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Okhargar village out of total population, 3,479 were engaged in work activities. 21.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 78.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,479 workers engaged in Main Work, 148 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 319 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 738 459 279
Cultivators 148 97 51
Agriculture Labourer 319 167 152
Household Industries 4 4 0
Other Workers 267 191 76
Marginal Workers 2,741 2,060 681
Non Working 7,258 3,141 4,117

Nearby Villages to Okhargar,

Below are the list of villages near Okhargar village in Meral.

Village Population
Siho 627
Garhauta 97
Sikni 298
Aunraiya 1,355
Kamarma 1,286
Kholra 1,270
Basaria 1,524
Bokeya 1,059
Biktam 2,008
Bajudih 826

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