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

Peska is a village situated in Meral block of Garhwa district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 535 families residing in the village Peska. The total population of Peska is 3,082 out of which 1,636 are males and 1,446 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Peska is 884.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Peska village is 512 which is 17% of the total population. There are 281 male children and 231 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Peska is 822 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (884) of Peska village.

Population
3,082
Families
535
Literacy
66.77%
Sex Ratio
884

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Peska is 66.8%. Thus Peska village has higher literacy rate compared to 49.4% of Garhwa district. The male literacy rate is 79.78% and the female literacy rate is 52.26% in Peska village.

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

Peska Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 512 281 231
Literacy 66.77% 79.78% 52.26%
Scheduled Caste 541 288 253
Scheduled Tribe 32 18 14
Illiterate 1,366 555 811

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1% of total population in Peska village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Peska village out of total population, 1,261 were engaged in work activities. 22% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 78% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,261 workers engaged in Main Work, 131 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 24 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 277 255 22
Cultivators 131 126 5
Agriculture Labourer 24 21 3
Household Industries 5 5 0
Other Workers 117 103 14
Marginal Workers 984 503 481
Non Working 1,821 878 943

Nearby Villages to Peska,

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

Village Population
Duldulwa 4,896
Tisartetuka 1,987
Katritisar Alias Kusmahi 545
Kotam 402
Khoridih 1,335
Kajrat 1,305
Chhaparbar Kalan 597
Dewgana 2,050
Tarka 1,114
Garua 3,998

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