Ekchari Population, Caste, Working Data Bhagalpur, Bihar - Census 2011

Ekchari is a village situated in Colgong block of Bhagalpur district in Bihar. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,746 families residing in the village Ekchari. The total population of Ekchari is 8,945 out of which 4,757 are males and 4,188 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ekchari is 880.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ekchari village is 1669 which is 19% of the total population. There are 851 male children and 818 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ekchari is 961 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (880) of Ekchari village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ekchari is 59.1%. Thus Ekchari village has a higher literacy rate compared to 51.8% of Bhagalpur district. The male literacy rate is 65.69% and the female literacy rate is 51.42% in Ekchari village.

Population
8,945
Families
1,746
Literacy
59.08%
Sex Ratio
880

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

Ekchari Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,669 851 818
Literacy 59.08% 65.69% 51.42%
Scheduled Caste 1,653 889 764
Scheduled Tribe 1 1 0
Illiterate 4,646 2,191 2,455

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Ekchari village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ekchari village out of total population, 2,441 were engaged in work activities. 66.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,441 workers engaged in Main Work, 517 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 480 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,629 1,496 133
Cultivators 517 481 36
Agriculture Labourer 480 422 58
Household Industries 42 39 3
Other Workers 590 554 36
Marginal Workers 812 641 171
Non Working 6,504 2,620 3,884

Map of Ekchari, Bhagalpur, Bihar


Nearby Villages to Ekchari, Colgong

Below are the list of villages near Ekchari village in Colgong.

Village Population
Rasulpur 2,868
Jahanpur 253
Rampur Kharahara 2,507
Bholsar 17,421
Khoja Dhanaura 2,583
Amarpur 615
Pankhoria 637
Udairampur 2,139
Channo 2,625
Ramrai Bag 694

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