Jhakhra Population, Caste, Working Data Purba Champaran, Bihar - Census 2011
Jhakhra is a village situated in Areraj block of Purba Champaran district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 379 families residing in the village Jhakhra. The total population of Jhakhra is 2,406 out of which 1,280 are males and 1,126 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhakhra is 880.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhakhra village is 407 which is 17% of the total population. There are 213 male children and 194 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhakhra is 911 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (880) of Jhakhra village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhakhra is 70.3%. Thus Jhakhra village has higher literacy rate compared to 44.7% of Purba Champaran district. The male literacy rate is 81.16% and the female literacy rate is 57.94% in Jhakhra village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jhakhra village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jhakhra Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhakhra village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 407 | 213 | 194 |
| Literacy | 70.34% | 81.16% | 57.94% |
| Scheduled Caste | 226 | 110 | 116 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,000 | 414 | 586 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Jhakhra village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jhakhra village out of total population, 651 were engaged in work activities. 55.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 651 workers engaged in Main Work, 211 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 114 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 363 | 350 | 13 |
| Cultivators | 211 | 208 | 3 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 114 | 107 | 7 |
| Household Industries | 9 | 8 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 29 | 27 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 288 | 224 | 64 |
| Non Working | 1,755 | 706 | 1,049 |
Nearby Villages to Jhakhra,
Below are the list of villages near Jhakhra village in Areraj.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jhakhra, Purba Champaran, Bihar - Wikipedia