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Arko Population - Gumla, Jharkhand

Arko is a medium size village located in Sisai Block of Gumla district, Jharkhand with total 357 families residing. The Arko village has population of 1990 of which 1001 are males while 989 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Arko village population of children with age 0-6 is 342 which makes up 17.19 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Arko village is 988 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Arko as per census is 911, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Arko village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Arko village was 53.76 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Arko Male literacy stands at 63.87 % while female literacy rate was 43.70 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Arko village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Arko village.

Arko Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 357 - -
Population 1,990 1,001 989
Child (0-6) 342 179 163
Schedule Caste 30 14 16
Schedule Tribe 1,408 707 701
Literacy 53.76 % 63.87 % 43.70 %
Total Workers 969 479 490
Main Worker 126 - -
Marginal Worker 843 415 428

Caste Factor

In Arko village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 70.75 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.51 % of total population in Arko village.

Work Profile

In Arko village out of total population, 969 were engaged in work activities. 13.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 969 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.