Khirdaha Population, Caste, Working Data Araria, Bihar - Census 2011
Khirdaha is a village situated in Jokihat block of Araria district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 808 families residing in the village Khirdaha. The total population of Khirdaha is 3,799 out of which 1,957 are males and 1,842 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Khirdaha is 941.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Khirdaha village is 893 which is 24% of the total population. There are 436 male children and 457 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Khirdaha is 1,048 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (941) of Khirdaha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Khirdaha is 62.4%. Thus Khirdaha village has higher literacy rate compared to 42.5% of Araria district. The male literacy rate is 74.88% and the female literacy rate is 48.74% in Khirdaha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Khirdaha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Khirdaha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Khirdaha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 893 | 436 | 457 |
| Literacy | 62.42% | 74.88% | 48.74% |
| Scheduled Caste | 61 | 30 | 31 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Illiterate | 1,985 | 818 | 1,167 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Khirdaha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Khirdaha village out of total population, 922 were engaged in work activities. 73.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 922 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 487 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 680 | 634 | 46 |
| Cultivators | 133 | 123 | 10 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 487 | 460 | 27 |
| Household Industries | 13 | 12 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 47 | 39 | 8 |
| Marginal Workers | 242 | 229 | 13 |
| Non Working | 2,877 | 1,094 | 1,783 |
Nearby Villages to Khirdaha,
Below are the list of villages near Khirdaha village in Jokihat.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Khirdaha, Araria, Bihar - Wikipedia