Salkaia Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011
Salkaia is a village situated in Raidih block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 343 families residing in the village Salkaia. The total population of Salkaia is 1,649 out of which 799 are males and 850 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Salkaia is 1,064.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Salkaia village is 226 which is 14% of the total population. There are 116 male children and 110 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Salkaia is 948 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,064) of Salkaia village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Salkaia is 68.4%. Thus Salkaia village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 79.5% and the female literacy rate is 58.24% in Salkaia village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Salkaia village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Salkaia Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Salkaia village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 226 | 116 | 110 |
| Literacy | 68.45% | 79.5% | 58.24% |
| Scheduled Caste | 87 | 37 | 50 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 453 | 223 | 230 |
| Illiterate | 675 | 256 | 419 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 27.5% of total population in Salkaia village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Salkaia village out of total population, 885 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 885 workers engaged in Main Work, 644 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 74 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 780 | 424 | 356 |
| Cultivators | 644 | 350 | 294 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 74 | 38 | 36 |
| Household Industries | 25 | 14 | 11 |
| Other Workers | 37 | 22 | 15 |
| Marginal Workers | 105 | 38 | 67 |
| Non Working | 764 | 337 | 427 |
Nearby Villages to Salkaia,
Below are the list of villages near Salkaia village in Raidih.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Salkaia, Gumla, Jharkhand - Wikipedia