Marcha Population, Caste, Working Data Khunti, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Marcha is a village situated in Torpa block of Khunti district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 335 families residing in the village Marcha. The total population of Marcha is 1,825 out of which 923 are males and 902 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marcha is 977.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marcha village is 300 which is 16% of the total population. There are 144 male children and 156 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marcha is 1,083 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (977) of Marcha village.

Population
1,825
Families
335
Literacy
81.38%
Sex Ratio
977

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marcha is 81.4%. Thus Marcha village has higher literacy rate compared to 53.5% of Khunti district. The male literacy rate is 86.01% and the female literacy rate is 76.54% in Marcha village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Marcha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Marcha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Marcha village.

Total Male Female
Children 300 144 156
Literacy 81.38% 86.01% 76.54%
Scheduled Caste 6 2 4
Scheduled Tribe 1,484 753 731
Illiterate 584 253 331

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 81.3% of total population in Marcha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Marcha village out of total population, 731 were engaged in work activities. 70.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 731 workers engaged in Main Work, 358 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 42 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 513 343 170
Cultivators 358 220 138
Agriculture Labourer 42 30 12
Household Industries 20 19 1
Other Workers 93 74 19
Marginal Workers 218 90 128
Non Working 1,094 490 604

Nearby Villages to Marcha,

Below are the list of villages near Marcha village in Torpa.

Village Population
Banabira 1,363
Turigara 1,182
Jibilong 407
Lohajimi 633
Karra 1,700
Satal 706
Roykera 180
Urma 340
Chukru 289
Amma 1,161

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