Pokhraha Khurd Population, Caste, Working Data Palamu, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Pokhraha Khurd is a village situated in Medininagar block of Palamu district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 892 families residing in the village Pokhraha Khurd. The total population of Pokhraha Khurd is 4,788 out of which 2,522 are males and 2,266 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokhraha Khurd is 898.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokhraha Khurd village is 803 which is 17% of the total population. There are 430 male children and 373 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokhraha Khurd is 867 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (898) of Pokhraha Khurd village.

Population
4,788
Families
892
Literacy
71.22%
Sex Ratio
898

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokhraha Khurd is 71.2%. Thus Pokhraha Khurd village has higher literacy rate compared to 52.8% of Palamu district. The male literacy rate is 82.5% and the female literacy rate is 58.74% in Pokhraha Khurd village.

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

Pokhraha Khurd Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 803 430 373
Literacy 71.22% 82.5% 58.74%
Scheduled Caste 1,279 692 587
Scheduled Tribe 1,343 701 642
Illiterate 1,950 796 1,154

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28% of total population in Pokhraha Khurd village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokhraha Khurd village out of total population, 1,569 were engaged in work activities. 44.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,569 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 140 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 702 637 65
Cultivators 94 85 9
Agriculture Labourer 140 123 17
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 465 426 39
Marginal Workers 867 507 360
Non Working 3,219 1,378 1,841

Nearby Villages to Pokhraha Khurd,

Below are the list of villages near Pokhraha Khurd village in Medininagar.

Village Population
Pokhraha Kalan 2,811
Chianki 8,714
Jamune 3,671
Ganke 593
Rajwadih 3,258
Jorkat 782
Kumar Alias Barkagaon 2,092
Kewatbar 778
Dhangardiha Alias Khanwan 1,835
Hisra Alias Pokhraha 1,637

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