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Bijka Population - Garhwa, Jharkhand

Bijka is a large village located in Bhandaria Block of Garhwa district, Jharkhand with total 403 families residing. The Bijka village has population of 2399 of which 1231 are males while 1168 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Bijka village population of children with age 0-6 is 609 which makes up 25.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Bijka village is 949 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Bijka as per census is 977, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Bijka village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Bijka village was 43.63 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Bijka Male literacy stands at 53.95 % while female literacy rate was 32.64 %.

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

Bijka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 403 - -
Population 2,399 1,231 1,168
Child (0-6) 609 308 301
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 1,906 979 927
Literacy 43.63 % 53.95 % 32.64 %
Total Workers 1,398 720 678
Main Worker 594 - -
Marginal Worker 804 392 412

Caste Factor

In Bijka village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 79.45 % of total population in Bijka village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Bijka village of Garhwa.

Work Profile

In Bijka village out of total population, 1398 were engaged in work activities. 42.49 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.51 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1398 workers engaged in Main Work, 289 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 289 were Agricultural labourer.