Kowar Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Kowar is a village situated in Giridih block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 128 families residing in the village Kowar. The total population of Kowar is 902 out of which 454 are males and 448 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kowar is 987.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kowar village is 187 which is 21% of the total population. There are 93 male children and 94 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kowar is 1,011 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (987) of Kowar village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kowar is 60.6%. Thus Kowar village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 78.12% and the female literacy rate is 42.66% in Kowar village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kowar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kowar Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kowar village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 187 | 93 | 94 |
| Literacy | 60.56% | 78.12% | 42.66% |
| Scheduled Caste | 19 | 9 | 10 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 192 | 102 | 90 |
| Illiterate | 469 | 172 | 297 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.3% of total population in Kowar village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kowar village out of total population, 340 were engaged in work activities. 34.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 340 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 117 | 111 | 6 |
| Cultivators | 41 | 40 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 66 | 64 | 2 |
| Marginal Workers | 223 | 102 | 121 |
| Non Working | 562 | 241 | 321 |
Nearby Villages to Kowar,
Below are the list of villages near Kowar village in Giridih.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kowar, Giridih, Jharkhand - Wikipedia