Jhikatia Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Jhikatia is a village situated in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 146 families residing in the village Jhikatia. The total population of Jhikatia is 844 out of which 436 are males and 408 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Jhikatia is 936.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Jhikatia village is 194 which is 23% of the total population. There are 85 male children and 109 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Jhikatia is 1,282 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (936) of Jhikatia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Jhikatia is 41.4%. Thus Jhikatia village has lower literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 42.74% and the female literacy rate is 39.8% in Jhikatia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Jhikatia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Jhikatia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Jhikatia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 194 | 85 | 109 |
| Literacy | 41.38% | 42.74% | 39.8% |
| Scheduled Caste | 371 | 196 | 175 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Illiterate | 575 | 286 | 289 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Jhikatia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Jhikatia village out of total population, 359 were engaged in work activities. 62.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 359 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 156 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 224 | 214 | 10 |
| Cultivators | 64 | 64 | 0 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 156 | 147 | 9 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 135 | 8 | 127 |
| Non Working | 485 | 214 | 271 |
Nearby Villages to Jhikatia,
Below are the list of villages near Jhikatia village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Jhikatia, Chatra, Jharkhand - Wikipedia