Orkhar Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Orkhar is a village situated in Dhanwar block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 202 families residing in the village Orkhar. The total population of Orkhar is 1,574 out of which 821 are males and 753 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Orkhar is 917.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Orkhar village is 237 which is 15% of the total population. There are 117 male children and 120 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Orkhar is 1,026 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (917) of Orkhar village.

Population
1,574
Families
202
Literacy
69.26%
Sex Ratio
917

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Orkhar is 69.3%. Thus Orkhar village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 86.51% and the female literacy rate is 50.08% in Orkhar village.

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

Orkhar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 237 117 120
Literacy 69.26% 86.51% 50.08%
Scheduled Caste 253 128 125
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 648 212 436

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Orkhar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Orkhar village out of total population, 610 were engaged in work activities. 57.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 42.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 610 workers engaged in Main Work, 310 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 351 334 17
Cultivators 310 298 12
Agriculture Labourer 5 0 5
Household Industries 3 3 0
Other Workers 33 33 0
Marginal Workers 259 57 202
Non Working 964 430 534

Nearby Villages to Orkhar,

Below are the list of villages near Orkhar village in Dhanwar.

Village Population
Alagdiha 5
Tungrudih 484
Chonrhitanr 580
Chichaidih 502
Khesarma 657
Koradih 705
Jharha 94
Khairidih 898
Siari 550
Galwanti 1,596

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