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Sirka Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Ramgarh, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Sirka is a Census Town city situated in Ramgarh block of Ramgarh district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,778 families residing in the Sirka city. The total population of Sirka is 19,871 out of which 10,379 are males and 9,492 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Sirka is 915.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Sirka city is 2815 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1495 male children and 1320 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Sirka is 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (915).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Sirka is 74.4%. Thus Sirka has higher literacy rate compared to 73.2% of Ramgarh district. The male literacy rate is 82.6% and the female literacy rate is 65.39% in Sirka.

Sirka Census Town has total administration over 3,778 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.

Sirka Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,815 1,495 1,320
Literacy 74.4% 70.7% 56.3%
Scheduled Caste 4,482 2,307 2,175
Scheduled Tribe 2,586 1,312 1,274
Illiterate 7,189 3,041 4,148

Caste-wise Population - Sirka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 22.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13% of total population in Sirka.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,482 2,307 2,175
Schedule Tribe 2,586 1,312 1,274

Religion-wise Population - Sirka

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Sirka is 16,514 which is 83.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Sirka is 3,157 which is 15.89% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Sirka as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,514 (83.11%) 8,613 7,901
Muslim 3,157 (15.89%) 1,670 1,487
Christian 165 (0.83%) 75 90
Sikh 12 (0.06%) 7 5
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 7 (0.04%) 3 4
Other Religion 8 (0.04%) 4 4
No Religion Specified 8 (0.04%) 7 1

Literacy Rate - Sirka

The total literacy rate of Sirka was 74.36% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 66.41% of Jharkhand. Population-wise, out of total 12,682 literates, males were 7,338 while females were 5,344. Also the male literacy rate was 82.6% and the female literacy rate was 65.39% in Sirka.

  Sirka Jharkhand
Female 65.39% 55.42%
Male 82.6% 76.84%
Total 74.36% 66.41%

Sex Ratio - Sirka

The Sex Ratio of Sirka is 915. Thus per every 1000 men there were 915 females in Sirka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 883 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 915 ) of Sirka.

Child Population - Sirka

According to Census 2011, there were 2,815 children between age 0 to 6 years in Sirka. Out of which 1,495 were male while 1,320 were female.

Working Population - Sirka

In Sirka Census Town out of total population, 5,361 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,361 workers engaged in Main Work, 231 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,159 3,742 417
Cultivators 231 180 51
Agriculture Labourer 10 6 4
Household Industries 20 17 3
Other Workers 3,898 3,539 359
Marginal Workers 1,202 874 328
Non Working 14,510 5,763 8,747

Sirka Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,871 63.8% 915

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