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Kerka Population - Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh

Kerka is a small village located in Paonta Sahib Tehsil of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh with total 25 families residing. The Kerka village has population of 130 of which 64 are males while 66 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kerka village population of children with age 0-6 is 15 which makes up 11.54 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kerka village is 1031 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Kerka as per census is 2000, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Kerka village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Kerka village was 73.04 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Kerka Male literacy stands at 89.83 % while female literacy rate was 55.36 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kerka 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 Kerka village.

Kerka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 25 - -
Population 130 64 66
Child (0-6) 15 5 10
Schedule Caste 13 5 8
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 73.04 % 89.83 % 55.36 %
Total Workers 83 40 43
Main Worker 20 - -
Marginal Worker 63 20 43

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.00 % of total population in Kerka village. The village Kerka currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Kerka village out of total population, 83 were engaged in work activities. 24.10 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 75.90 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 83 workers engaged in Main Work, 17 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.