Marocha Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011
Marocha is a village situated in Pranpur block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 328 families residing in the village Marocha. The total population of Marocha is 1,591 out of which 836 are males and 755 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marocha is 903.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marocha village is 275 which is 17% of the total population. There are 147 male children and 128 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marocha is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (903) of Marocha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marocha is 50%. Thus Marocha village has higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 56.75% and the female literacy rate is 42.58% in Marocha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Marocha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Marocha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Marocha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 275 | 147 | 128 |
| Literacy | 50% | 56.75% | 42.58% |
| Scheduled Caste | 321 | 167 | 154 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 933 | 445 | 488 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 20.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Marocha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Marocha village out of total population, 713 were engaged in work activities. 44.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 55.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 713 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 254 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 316 | 168 | 148 |
| Cultivators | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 254 | 121 | 133 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 37 | 26 | 11 |
| Marginal Workers | 397 | 227 | 170 |
| Non Working | 878 | 441 | 437 |
Nearby Villages to Marocha,
Below are the list of villages near Marocha village in Pranpur.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Marocha, Katihar, Bihar - Wikipedia