Salkhua Population, Caste, Working Data Saharsa, Bihar - Census 2011

Salkhua is a village situated in Salkhua block of Saharsa district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,600 families residing in the village Salkhua. The total population of Salkhua is 8,987 out of which 4,724 are males and 4,263 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Salkhua is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Salkhua village is 1859 which is 21% of the total population. There are 957 male children and 902 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Salkhua is 943 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Salkhua village.

Population
8,987
Families
1,600
Literacy
58.12%
Sex Ratio
902

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Salkhua is 58.1%. Thus Salkhua village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.4% of Saharsa district. The male literacy rate is 68.97% and the female literacy rate is 45.97% in Salkhua village.

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

Salkhua Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,859 957 902
Literacy 58.12% 68.97% 45.97%
Scheduled Caste 1,758 885 873
Scheduled Tribe 7 4 3
Illiterate 4,844 2,126 2,718

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Salkhua village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Salkhua village out of total population, 2,867 were engaged in work activities. 50.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 49.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,867 workers engaged in Main Work, 309 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 725 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,452 1,138 314
Cultivators 309 238 71
Agriculture Labourer 725 550 175
Household Industries 35 33 2
Other Workers 383 317 66
Marginal Workers 1,415 961 454
Non Working 6,120 2,625 3,495

Nearby Villages to Salkhua,

Below are the list of villages near Salkhua village in Salkhua.

Village Population
Mamarkha 4,150
Situahi 4,554
Puraini 1,921
Utesra 8,251
Gurganwan 3,867
Kotwalia 4,435
Gauspur 4,501
Chhachhua 1,703
Harewa 7,941
Bhelwa 2,235

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