Kharka Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Kharka is a village situated in Gumla block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 419 families residing in the village Kharka. The total population of Kharka is 2,497 out of which 1,230 are males and 1,267 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kharka is 1,030.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kharka village is 491 which is 20% of the total population. There are 246 male children and 245 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kharka is 996 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,030) of Kharka village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kharka is 62.5%. Thus Kharka village has a higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 71.85% and the female literacy rate is 53.52% in Kharka village.

Population
2,497
Families
419
Literacy
62.51%
Sex Ratio
1,030

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

Kharka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 491 246 245
Literacy 62.51% 71.85% 53.52%
Scheduled Caste 167 85 82
Scheduled Tribe 1,727 829 898
Illiterate 1,243 523 720

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 69.2% of total population in Kharka village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kharka village out of total population, 1,156 were engaged in work activities. 63.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,156 workers engaged in Main Work, 665 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 32 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 733 471 262
Cultivators 665 429 236
Agriculture Labourer 32 13 19
Household Industries 6 5 1
Other Workers 30 24 6
Marginal Workers 423 98 325
Non Working 1,341 661 680

Map of Kharka, Gumla, Jharkhand


Nearby Villages to Kharka, Gumla

Below are the list of villages near Kharka village in Gumla.

Village Population
Luto 1,725
Sawariya 962
Panso 1,915
Iro-Phatakpur 1,107
Dumarla 1,459
Jhargaon 1,094
Debidih 1,811
Chhotkaloro 971
Rampur 296
Barkaloro 576

Reference