Kurkheta Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Kurkheta is a village situated in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 150 families residing in the village Kurkheta. The total population of Kurkheta is 801 out of which 379 are males and 422 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kurkheta is 1,113.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kurkheta village is 242 which is 30% of the total population. There are 100 male children and 142 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kurkheta is 1,420 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,113) of Kurkheta village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kurkheta is 30.1%. Thus Kurkheta village has lower literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 39.43% and the female literacy rate is 20.71% in Kurkheta village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Kurkheta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Kurkheta Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kurkheta village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 242 | 100 | 142 |
| Literacy | 30.05% | 39.43% | 20.71% |
| Scheduled Caste | 708 | 337 | 371 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 80 | 34 | 46 |
| Illiterate | 633 | 269 | 364 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 88.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 10% of total population in Kurkheta village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Kurkheta village out of total population, 349 were engaged in work activities. 40.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 59.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 349 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 112 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 140 | 120 | 20 |
| Cultivators | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 112 | 107 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| Other Workers | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Marginal Workers | 209 | 66 | 143 |
| Non Working | 452 | 193 | 259 |
Nearby Villages to Kurkheta,
Below are the list of villages near Kurkheta village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kurkheta, Chatra, Jharkhand - Wikipedia