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

Pokharia is a village situated in Shikaripara block of Dumka district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 113 families residing in the village Pokharia. The total population of Pokharia is 569 out of which 283 are males and 286 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokharia is 1,011.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokharia village is 96 which is 17% of the total population. There are 53 male children and 43 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokharia is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,011) of Pokharia village.

Population
569
Families
113
Literacy
39.75%
Sex Ratio
1,011

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokharia is 39.7%. Thus Pokharia village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Dumka district. The male literacy rate is 51.3% and the female literacy rate is 28.81% in Pokharia village.

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

Pokharia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 96 53 43
Literacy 39.75% 51.3% 28.81%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 565 281 284
Illiterate 381 165 216

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 99.3% of total population in Pokharia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokharia village out of total population, 274 were engaged in work activities. 3.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 96.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 274 workers engaged in Main Work, 1 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9 5 4
Cultivators 1 0 1
Agriculture Labourer 2 0 2
Other Workers 6 5 1
Marginal Workers 265 141 124
Non Working 295 137 158

Nearby Villages to Pokharia,

Below are the list of villages near Pokharia village in Shikaripara.

Village Population
Labapara 101
Nijhor 302
Pahar Amchua 138
Majhiladih 558
Dholkata 209
Salbonapahar 255
Ghat Haripur 395
Matiajuri 319
Kendpahari 823
Ghutkandar 622

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