Ukhwa Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011

Ukhwa is a village situated in Jokihat block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 646 families residing in the village Ukhwa. The total population of Ukhwa is 3,300 out of which 1,668 are males and 1,632 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ukhwa is 978.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ukhwa village is 793 which is 24% of the total population. There are 414 male children and 379 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ukhwa is 915 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (978) of Ukhwa village.

Population
3,300
Families
646
Literacy
55.84%
Sex Ratio
978

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ukhwa is 55.8%. Thus Ukhwa village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 64.51% and the female literacy rate is 47.17% in Ukhwa village.

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

Ukhwa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 793 414 379
Literacy 55.84% 64.51% 47.17%
Scheduled Caste 75 35 40
Scheduled Tribe 1 0 1
Illiterate 1,900 859 1,041

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ukhwa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ukhwa village out of total population, 1,058 were engaged in work activities. 59.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 40.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,058 workers engaged in Main Work, 268 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 246 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 632 527 105
Cultivators 268 262 6
Agriculture Labourer 246 229 17
Household Industries 69 13 56
Other Workers 49 23 26
Marginal Workers 426 245 181
Non Working 2,242 896 1,346

Nearby Villages to Ukhwa,

Below are the list of villages near Ukhwa village in Jokihat.

Village Population
Mahalgaon 9,038
Kishunpur 498
Karahara 1,171
Uda 5,037
Bardenga 4,876
Chirah 3,008
Kursail 8,278
Phulpur Purwari 3,618
Chakai 11,525
Dumaria 3,961

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