Paharkatta Population, Caste, Working Data Kishanganj, Bihar - Census 2011

Paharkatta is a village situated in Pothia block of Kishanganj district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,067 families residing in the village Paharkatta. The total population of Paharkatta is 5,428 out of which 2,776 are males and 2,652 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Paharkatta is 955.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Paharkatta village is 1064 which is 20% of the total population. There are 538 male children and 526 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Paharkatta is 978 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (955) of Paharkatta village.

Population
5,428
Families
1,067
Literacy
37.42%
Sex Ratio
955

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Paharkatta is 37.4%. Thus Paharkatta village has lower literacy rate compared to 44.1% of Kishanganj district. The male literacy rate is 43.3% and the female literacy rate is 31.23% in Paharkatta village.

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

Paharkatta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,064 538 526
Literacy 37.42% 43.3% 31.23%
Scheduled Caste 38 16 22
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 3,795 1,807 1,988

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Paharkatta village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Paharkatta village out of total population, 1,431 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,431 workers engaged in Main Work, 179 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 935 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,176 1,085 91
Cultivators 179 162 17
Agriculture Labourer 935 871 64
Household Industries 2 0 2
Other Workers 60 52 8
Marginal Workers 255 216 39
Non Working 3,997 1,475 2,522

Nearby Villages to Paharkatta,

Below are the list of villages near Paharkatta village in Pothia.

Village Population
Lohagara 1,722
Panasi 2,697
Gobinda 180
Ratanpur 1,278
Mohania 746
Kalakachu 443
Dhekipara 1,831
Sitalpur 12,110
Sita Jhari 1,291
Bagalbari Milik 368

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