Shakha Population, Caste, Working Data Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011

Shakha is a village situated in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 277 families residing in the village Shakha. The total population of Shakha is 1,437 out of which 720 are males and 717 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shakha is 996.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shakha village is 211 which is 15% of the total population. There are 103 male children and 108 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shakha is 1,049 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Shakha village.

Population
1,437
Families
277
Literacy
75.77%
Sex Ratio
996

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shakha is 75.8%. Thus Shakha village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Rajnandgaon district. The male literacy rate is 85.41% and the female literacy rate is 66.01% in Shakha village.

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

Shakha Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 211 103 108
Literacy 75.77% 85.41% 66.01%
Scheduled Caste 39 20 19
Scheduled Tribe 196 103 93
Illiterate 508 193 315

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.6% of total population in Shakha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Shakha village out of total population, 749 were engaged in work activities. 98.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 749 workers engaged in Main Work, 145 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 567 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 741 376 365
Cultivators 145 76 69
Agriculture Labourer 567 279 288
Other Workers 29 21 8
Marginal Workers 8 2 6
Non Working 688 342 346

Nearby Villages to Shakha,

Below are the list of villages near Shakha village in Chhuikhadan.

Village Population
Bhorampur 409
Karray 706
Jhuranadi 1,935
Mahara Tola 477
Baghmarra 702
Bidauri 638
Lajhiya Tola 968
Amgaon 648
Baikatori 602
Lawatara 117

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