Astahir Population - Deoghar, Jharkhand

Astahir is a medium size village located in Palojori Block of Deoghar district, Jharkhand with total 59 families residing. The Astahir village has population of 324 of which 169 are males while 155 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Astahir village population of children with age 0-6 is 55 which makes up 16.98 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Astahir village is 917 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Astahir as per census is 897, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Astahir village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Astahir village was 57.99 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Astahir Male literacy stands at 80.00 % while female literacy rate was 34.11 %.

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

Astahir Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	59	-	-
Population	324	169	155
Child (0-6)	55	29	26
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	95	50	45
Literacy	57.99 %	80.00 %	34.11 %
Total Workers	172	96	76
Main Worker	112	-	-
Marginal Worker	60	17	43

Caste Factor

Astahir village of Deoghar has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 29.32 % of total population in Astahir village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Astahir village of Deoghar.

Work Profile

In Astahir village out of total population, 172 were engaged in work activities. 65.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 34.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 172 workers engaged in Main Work, 66 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 43 were Agricultural labourer.