Kharpoka Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Kharpoka is a village situated in Pirtanr block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 609 families residing in the village Kharpoka. The total population of Kharpoka is 3,067 out of which 1,582 are males and 1,485 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kharpoka is 939.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kharpoka village is 717 which is 23% of the total population. There are 374 male children and 343 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharpoka is 917 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (939) of Kharpoka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kharpoka is 59%. Thus Kharpoka village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 73.34% and the female literacy rate is 43.87% in Kharpoka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kharpoka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kharpoka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kharpoka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 717 | 374 | 343 |
| Literacy | 59.02% | 73.34% | 43.87% |
| Scheduled Caste | 45 | 21 | 24 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 24 | 12 | 12 |
| Illiterate | 1,680 | 696 | 984 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Kharpoka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kharpoka village out of total population, 1,088 were engaged in work activities. 19.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 80.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,088 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 50 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 213 | 186 | 27 |
| Cultivators | 47 | 34 | 13 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 50 | 48 | 2 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 115 | 104 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 875 | 545 | 330 |
| Non Working | 1,979 | 851 | 1,128 |
Nearby Villages to Kharpoka,
Below are the list of villages near Kharpoka village in Pirtanr.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kharpoka, Giridih, Jharkhand - Wikipedia