Athara Population, Caste, Working Data Katihar, Bihar - Census 2011
Athara is a village situated in Pranpur block of Katihar district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 256 families residing in the village Athara. The total population of Athara is 1,225 out of which 650 are males and 575 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Athara is 885.
The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Athara village is 209 which is 17% of the total population. There are 114 male children and 95 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Athara is 833 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (885) of Athara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Athara is 75%. Thus Athara village has a higher literacy rate compared to 41.7% of Katihar district. The male literacy rate is 80.41% and the female literacy rate is 68.96% in Athara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Athara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Athara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Athara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 209 | 114 | 95 |
| Literacy | 75% | 80.41% | 68.96% |
| Scheduled Caste | 219 | 118 | 101 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 463 | 219 | 244 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Athara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Athara village out of total population, 450 were engaged in work activities. 82.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 450 workers engaged in Main Work, 94 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 260 were Agricultural labourers.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 371 | 313 | 58 |
| Cultivators | 94 | 86 | 8 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 260 | 213 | 47 |
| Other Workers | 17 | 14 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 79 | 3 | 76 |
| Non Working | 775 | 334 | 441 |
Map of Athara, Katihar, Bihar
Nearby Villages to Athara, Pranpur
Below are the list of villages near Athara village in Pranpur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Machola | 1,417 |
| Baina | 878 |
| Patharwar | 3,227 |
| Katghar Karimullahpur | 3,114 |
| Harsua | 1,532 |
| Baliatha | 236 |
| Datranga | 821 |
| Gidaul | 534 |
| Siktia | 339 |
| Chaumukha | 1,377 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Athara, Katihar, Bihar - Wikipedia