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Kharkhari Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dhanbad, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kharkhari is a Census Town city situated in Baghmara-Cum-Katras block of Dhanbad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,018 families residing in the Kharkhari city. The total population of Kharkhari is 5,656 out of which 3,010 are males and 2,646 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kharkhari is 879.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharkhari city is 838 which is 15% of the total population. There are 445 male children and 393 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharkhari is 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (879).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kharkhari is 76%. Thus Kharkhari has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Dhanbad district. The male literacy rate is 85.73% and the female literacy rate is 65.02% in Kharkhari.

Kharkhari Census Town has total administration over 1,018 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kharkhari Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kharkhari Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 838 445 393
Literacy 76% 73.1% 55.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,082 1,097 985
Scheduled Tribe 76 37 39
Illiterate 1,992 811 1,181

Caste-wise Population - Kharkhari

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Kharkhari.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,082 1,097 985
Schedule Tribe 76 37 39

Religion-wise Population - Kharkhari

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kharkhari is 4,392 which is 77.65% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kharkhari is 1,251 which is 22.12% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kharkhari as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,392 (77.65%) 2,323 2,069
Muslim 1,251 (22.12%) 680 571
Christian 3 (0.05%) 1 2
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 10 (0.18%) 6 4
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 0 (0%) 0 0

Literacy Rate - Kharkhari

The total literacy rate of Kharkhari was 76.05% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 3,664 literates, males were 2,199 while females were 1,465. Also the male literacy rate was 85.73% and the female literacy rate was 65.02% in Kharkhari.

  Kharkhari Jharkhand
Female 65.02% 55.42%
Male 85.73% 76.84%
Total 76.05% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Kharkhari

The Sex Ratio of Kharkhari is 879. Thus per every 1000 men there were 879 females in Kharkhari. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 879 ) of Kharkhari.

Child Population - Kharkhari

According to Census 2011, there were 838 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kharkhari. Out of which 445 were male while 393 were female.

Working Population - Kharkhari

In Kharkhari Census Town out of total population, 1,359 were engaged in work activities. 75.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,359 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,030 924 106
Cultivators 3 2 1
Agriculture Labourer 2 2 0
Household Industries 46 39 7
Other Workers 979 881 98
Marginal Workers 329 285 44
Non Working 4,297 1,801 2,496

Kharkhari Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kharkhari is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,656 64.8% 879

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