Pekha Population, Caste, Working Data Chatra, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Pekha is a village situated in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur block of Chatra district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 64 families residing in the village Pekha. The total population of Pekha is 313 out of which 159 are males and 154 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pekha is 969.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pekha village is 48 which is 15% of the total population. There are 27 male children and 21 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pekha is 778 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Pekha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pekha is 48.3%. Thus Pekha village has lower literacy rate compared to 48.9% of Chatra district. The male literacy rate is 53.79% and the female literacy rate is 42.86% in Pekha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pekha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pekha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pekha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 48 | 27 | 21 |
| Literacy | 48.3% | 53.79% | 42.86% |
| Scheduled Caste | 238 | 123 | 115 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 185 | 88 | 97 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 76% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pekha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pekha village out of total population, 149 were engaged in work activities. 97.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 149 workers engaged in Main Work, 33 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 145 | 81 | 64 |
| Cultivators | 33 | 20 | 13 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 110 | 59 | 51 |
| Marginal Workers | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Non Working | 164 | 76 | 88 |
Nearby Villages to Pekha,
Below are the list of villages near Pekha village in Shaligram Ram Narayanpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kanchanpur | 275 |
| Karmahi | 428 |
| Pachmahla | 1,061 |
| Jori Kalan | 7,711 |
| Kewla | 325 |
| Lohsingna Alias Sondiha | 728 |
| Lohsingna Khurd | 336 |
| Bara | 707 |
| Ghanghri | 2,138 |
| Kon | 133 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pekha, Chatra, Jharkhand - Wikipedia