Zurkheda Population, Caste, Working Data Jalgaon, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Zurkheda is a village situated in Dharangaon taluka of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 624 families residing in the village Zurkheda. The total population of Zurkheda is 2,300 out of which 1,174 are males and 1,126 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Zurkheda is 959.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Zurkheda village is 277 which is 12% of the total population. There are 143 male children and 134 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Zurkheda is 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (959) of Zurkheda village.

Population
2,300
Families
624
Literacy
76.42%
Sex Ratio
959

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Zurkheda is 76.4%. Thus Zurkheda village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.4% of Jalgaon district. The male literacy rate is 84.38% and the female literacy rate is 68.15% in Zurkheda village.

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

Zurkheda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 277 143 134
Literacy 76.42% 84.38% 68.15%
Scheduled Caste 284 154 130
Scheduled Tribe 309 148 161
Illiterate 754 304 450

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.4% of total population in Zurkheda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Zurkheda village out of total population, 1,328 were engaged in work activities. 94.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,328 workers engaged in Main Work, 352 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 692 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,250 653 597
Cultivators 352 225 127
Agriculture Labourer 692 316 376
Household Industries 39 22 17
Other Workers 167 90 77
Marginal Workers 78 38 40
Non Working 972 483 489

Nearby Villages to Zurkheda,

Below are the list of villages near Zurkheda village in Dharangaon.

Village Population
Satkhede 1,941
Nimkhede 680
Sonwad Kh. 727
Pimpale Sim 1,290
Tarde Kh. 614
Hanmantkhede Kh. 1,683
Pashtane Bk. 1,459
Chorgaon 1,713
Pashtane Kh. 913
Kavthal 928

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