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Kalkha Population - Sahibganj, Jharkhand

Kalkha is a medium size village located in Borio Block of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand with total 174 families residing. The Kalkha village has population of 857 of which 434 are males while 423 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kalkha village population of children with age 0-6 is 161 which makes up 18.79 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kalkha village is 975 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Kalkha as per census is 872, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Kalkha village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Kalkha village was 37.79 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Kalkha Male literacy stands at 48.28 % while female literacy rate was 27.30 %.

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

Kalkha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 174 - -
Population 857 434 423
Child (0-6) 161 86 75
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 279 130 149
Literacy 37.79 % 48.28 % 27.30 %
Total Workers 521 268 253
Main Worker 483 - -
Marginal Worker 38 8 30

Caste Factor

Kalkha village of Sahibganj has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 32.56 % of total population in Kalkha village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Kalkha village of Sahibganj.

Work Profile

In Kalkha village out of total population, 521 were engaged in work activities. 92.71 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 7.29 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 521 workers engaged in Main Work, 136 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 338 were Agricultural labourer.