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Jharia Population - Pakur, Jharkhand

Jharia is a medium size village located in Pakuria Block of Pakur district, Jharkhand with total 184 families residing. The Jharia village has population of 897 of which 396 are males while 501 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Jharia village population of children with age 0-6 is 147 which makes up 16.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Jharia village is 1265 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Jharia as per census is 1042, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Jharia village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Jharia village was 57.87 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Jharia Male literacy stands at 63.89 % while female literacy rate was 53.29 %.

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

Jharia Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 184 - -
Population 897 396 501
Child (0-6) 147 72 75
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 704 308 396
Literacy 57.87 % 63.89 % 53.29 %
Total Workers 403 224 179
Main Worker 222 - -
Marginal Worker 181 87 94

Caste Factor

In Jharia village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 78.48 % of total population in Jharia village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Jharia village of Pakur.

Work Profile

In Jharia village out of total population, 403 were engaged in work activities. 55.09 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.91 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 403 workers engaged in Main Work, 54 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 148 were Agricultural labourer.