Marichak Population - Sahibganj, Jharkhand

Marichak is a medium size village located in Borio Block of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand with total 179 families residing. The Marichak village has population of 914 of which 462 are males while 452 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Marichak village population of children with age 0-6 is 150 which makes up 16.41 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Marichak village is 978 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Marichak as per census is 1206, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Marichak village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Marichak village was 42.41 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Marichak Male literacy stands at 58.12 % while female literacy rate was 25.68 %.

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

Marichak Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	179	-	-
Population	914	462	452
Child (0-6)	150	68	82
Schedule Caste	0	0	0
Schedule Tribe	261	132	129
Literacy	42.41 %	58.12 %	25.68 %
Total Workers	501	268	233
Main Worker	383	-	-
Marginal Worker	118	38	80

Caste Factor

Marichak village of Sahibganj has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 28.56 % of total population in Marichak village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Marichak village of Sahibganj.

Work Profile

In Marichak village out of total population, 501 were engaged in work activities. 76.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 501 workers engaged in Main Work, 323 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 53 were Agricultural labourer.