Kahen Population, Caste, Working Data Bhojpur, Bihar - Census 2011
Kahen is a village situated in Jagdishpur block of Bhojpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 329 families residing in the village Kahen. The total population of Kahen is 2,562 out of which 1,368 are males and 1,194 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kahen is 873.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kahen village is 426 which is 17% of the total population. There are 224 male children and 202 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kahen is 902 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (873) of Kahen village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kahen is 73%. Thus Kahen village has higher literacy rate compared to 58.6% of Bhojpur district. The male literacy rate is 83.22% and the female literacy rate is 61.29% in Kahen village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kahen village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kahen Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kahen village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 426 | 224 | 202 |
| Literacy | 73.03% | 83.22% | 61.29% |
| Scheduled Caste | 430 | 220 | 210 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 1,002 | 416 | 586 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kahen village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kahen village out of total population, 871 were engaged in work activities. 75.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 871 workers engaged in Main Work, 192 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 457 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 657 | 638 | 19 |
| Cultivators | 192 | 187 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 457 | 446 | 11 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 214 | 176 | 38 |
| Non Working | 1,691 | 554 | 1,137 |
Nearby Villages to Kahen,
Below are the list of villages near Kahen village in Jagdishpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Barnaon | 9,491 |
| Kusamha | 2,534 |
| Saniya Barahta | 56 |
| Isanri | 1,719 |
| Dhaka Karam | 1,581 |
| Babhniyawan | 9,945 |
| Sundara | 1,049 |
| Hathpokhar | 2,633 |
| Bankat | 1,018 |
| Tikthi | 1,629 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kahen, Bhojpur, Bihar - Wikipedia