Sakhwa Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011

Sakhwa is a village situated in Areraj block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 202 families residing in the village Sakhwa. The total population of Sakhwa is 1,095 out of which 568 are males and 527 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sakhwa is 928.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sakhwa village is 181 which is 17% of the total population. There are 86 male children and 95 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sakhwa is 1,105 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (928) of Sakhwa village.

Population
1,095
Families
202
Literacy
47.7%
Sex Ratio
928

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sakhwa is 47.7%. Thus Sakhwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 56.64% and the female literacy rate is 37.73% in Sakhwa village.

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

Sakhwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 181 86 95
Literacy 47.7% 56.64% 37.73%
Scheduled Caste 175 88 87
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 659 295 364

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Sakhwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Sakhwa village out of total population, 608 were engaged in work activities. 67.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 608 workers engaged in Main Work, 26 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 323 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 413 249 164
Cultivators 26 23 3
Agriculture Labourer 323 168 155
Other Workers 64 58 6
Marginal Workers 195 131 64
Non Working 487 188 299

Nearby Villages to Sakhwa,

Below are the list of villages near Sakhwa village in Areraj.

Village Population
Sarean 7,128
Loknathpur 1,519
Bathna 1,007
Pipra 6,418
Misrauliya 2,475
Tikuliya 1,027
Nagdaha 3,527
Parsa 745
Belhi 3,633
Babhnauli 3,195

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